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From: Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Teaching Java, teaching what?
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:17:27 -0500
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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?