_Maxxx_ wrote:

I think it depends a little on why you are teaching them (or, more accurately, why they are learning) Is it with a view to working in the future in software development, or just for fun?

It is mainly for a competition (AIO[^]) where they would need to read some values off a text file and output the results in another text file, based on a given problem scenario. They gave us the flexibility to do the coding in either C, C++, C#, PASCAL, Java, PHP, Pyton and VB. These students have shown interest to learn programming and thus selected to learn. I am thinking of using C as a brief introduction to the basics like data types, loops, functions and later on move to C++ or C#. I prefer the latter as i am worried the students might have difficulty understanding and managing pointers.

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If you were to teach some school students say aged 15-16 (who have no programming experience) the basics of software programming, which language would you begin with? I was taught C->C++->Win32->MFC but i am wondering nowadays if there is still a need to start from C. Perhaps children are now more intelligent and would not have much problem starting from C++ or C#?

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Mark Wallace wrote:

No-one spends that much of their time commenting.

Unless they want their code to look colorful. :)

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Todd Smith wrote:

And what do you do if Windows Internet Explorer 9 doesn't show up in Programs and Features?

It's beta. It is not supposed to be working as expected. :rolleyes:

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Ad hoc distribution of iphone app for beta testers is like preparing for a war. Sorry i had to complain a bit.

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Teaching is a hazardous job. My blood sometimes comes close to boiling point. :|

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Cool, i just got my iphone and is working on an app. Man, i feel like its all back to school. The sdk, the ide and even the language syntax is alien to me. Glad to hear you came out on top. Looks like i still need some time to get familiar with it. :doh:

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Christian Graus wrote:

I've not had any problems worth complaining about, it's all coming together very smoothly.

I remembered seeing someone complaining about xcode and stuff for the past few weeks, so that wasn't you? Hmm...:~

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Both?

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Question, is there an iphone app for the lounge?

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Dan Neely wrote:

Real life:[^] "French police believe they've gotten to the bottom of a series of robberies in which teenage girls exposed their breasts to distract men withdrawing money from Paris cash machines."

Interesting they didn't mention the other offence: molest. :^)

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Just curious, how many people know about the Youth Olympics Games that is currently going on in Singapore? Being a singaporean, i should be proud but i am not. In fact, most of our people don't really care about this event. The funny part is how the government tries to "create" supporters by using all sorts of tricks, most of the time with taxpayer money. :doh:

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Personally i think experience plays an important role in a technical position. Also one should know how/where to find the resource/information needed to get his/her job done.

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... Netherlands yea? Your site theme say so. :-D

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... It's Friday! :)

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Hi, I am teaching at a secondary school (high school equivalent), science. So you may be coming sg to further your studies or?

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CPallini wrote:

Probably you are still able to program because you left. No one in the IT industry is able to program, anymore.

Lol.

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Yup, being able to see your students grow and graduate is perhaps the most satisfying thing to me.

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Yea, partly because there was work. Another is just that i am not getting the job satisfaction. Either way, i am definitely working more happier than before.

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Certainly is. At least every day is different. Probably i am dealing more with humans now. Lol...

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