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The Abstraction-First Approach to Data Abstraction and Algorithms.
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Machanick, Philip – Computers & Education, 1998
Based on a computer-science course, this article outlines an alternative ordering of programming concepts that aims to develop a reuse habit before other styles of programming are developed. Although the discussion is based on transition from Modula-2 to C++, the issues raised apply to transition from any procedural to any object-oriented…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Change, Computer Science Education, Course Descriptions