Re: "Strong typing vs. strong testing" [OT]

2010-10-12 Thread Peter Nilsson
Keith Thompson wrote: > The radian is defined as a ratio of lengths. That ratio > is the same regardless of the size of the circle.  The > choice of 1/(2*pi) of the circumference isn't arbitrary > at all; there are sound mathematical reasons for it. Yes, but what is pi then? > Mathematicians cou

Re: Does turtle graphics have the wrong associations?

2009-11-12 Thread Peter Nilsson
"Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: > One reaction to http://preview.tinyurl.com/ProgrammingBookP3> has > been that turtle graphics may be off-putting to some > readers because it is associated with children's learning. [I'll be honest and say that I merely glanced at the two pdf files.] Who is your targe