Activity Type: tps
Discipline: advanced
Area: Comparative Programming Languages
Purpose:
To compare and contrast programming language paradigms
Time needed (estimate): 20 minutes
Description:
Students are asked to think of N similarities/differences between the
features (e.g. parameter passing) in two different classes of programming
languages. Individuals now pair up to decide on the on or two most
important similarities and differences. Pairs now share with the class.
A follow up activity would be to choose those elements that the students
would put into their "perfect" language.
Materials needed: none
Submitted by Deborah Hwang, Alyce Brady, and Jummy Lu (SIGCSE 97) on Wednesday, August 27, 1997 at 16:19:07 EDT/EST.
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