Re:0.30000000000000004
by gnarbarian on Sunday April 02, 2017 @09:30PM
(#14020053)
Only if you're trying to scare the newbies away. This stuff does need to be learned at some point but cs101 should be about getting a feel for programming in general.
Focusing on the basics of objects/classes functions (with mandatory source control) is smart before killing their will to learn with nasty edge cases
Re:0.30000000000000004
by jonsen on Sunday April 02, 2017 @11:45PM
(#14020471)
I don't think fumbling around in a trial and error manner is the best start. The basic data types and the set of values they can represent should come early.
Focusing on the basics of objects/classes functions (with mandatory source control) is smart before killing their will to learn with nasty edge cases