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Re: Teaching Java, teaching what?

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On 12/08/2013 11:00 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>    Many Java classes and Java books teach Java foundations and
>    then Java OOP to finally be able to show how Swing can be
>    used to create programs that look like beginners expect
>    programs to look like, i.e., they do not write some text to
>    an old-fashioned text console, but run as a GUI windows.
>
>    But then, I hear everywhere: »Java on the Desktop is dead.«.
>    Now I asked myself: Is it wrong to teach how to write Java
>    desktop applications in a class (using Swing)? After all,
>    you do not want to waste the time of the students by
>    teaching them something that is »dead«?
>
It would be wrong to accept a student whose educational objective
misaligned with your syllabus. Are you seeking reassurance?

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Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-08 13:17 -0500
  Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-12-08 16:07 -0800
  Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-08 22:04 -0500
  Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2013-12-09 07:19 +0000
    Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2013-12-11 18:57 +0000
      Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-12-11 17:57 -0800
        Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-12-14 17:23 -0500
      Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-12-11 21:35 -0500
      Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? leif.roar@invalid.com (Leif Roar Moldskred) - 2013-12-12 00:37 -0600
        Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? leif.roar@invalid.com (Leif Roar Moldskred) - 2013-12-12 13:24 -0600
        Re: Teaching Java, teaching what? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-12-14 17:25 -0500

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