I see it as something of a Math class (my degree is in math so bear with me). People aren't just going to be thrown into Calculus before at least learning algebra. There is some argument that teaching calculus sooner could be beneficial (i'm in that camp but theres a whole different set of issues there), but at the same time its hard to imagine learning calculus without at least having some concept of what "infinite" means. Same would go for OOP - you couldn't learn it without first knowing what "function" means. Sure you could teach it during the class, but why not get all of that out of the way along with other simpler concepts in a foundations class before actually brining OOP into the picture. Much the same way you are taught how to compute area, and limits, before being thrown into derivatives and integrals.
-CD On 8/21/07, [p e r c e p t i c o n] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > most college programming courses have prerequisites right? > > personally i know many programmers who don't have a background in > programming who jumped right into oop...just looking at the code i can > tell > what they understand about programming let alone oop... > > > my 0.02 pieces of lint > > p > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
