[Courses] [C Programming] Anyone still here?

[Jenn Vesperman]

On Mon, 2002-05-27 at 16:24, Dave North wrote:

> > Programming Logic...helpful in understanding how to write a program
>      ...
> > Pseudocode and flow charts are what we've covered exhaustively so far.
> 
> Well, at least one instructor agrees with me. I do think it a good place
> to start, but there's also a good argument for just starting with K&R.

Two. Charlotte said many things I would have said if I hadn't been busy
with the recipe analogy. :)
 
> Jenn:
> > If you're math-phobic, though, start by thinking about recipes.
> 
> I love that approach. Particularly poignant when you consider that
> "algorithm" and "recipe" are nearly synonyms.

It's one I use many times when trying to convince women that they -do-
know how to program, it's just the syntax and/or the computers they
don't know.



Jenn V.
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