[plt-scheme] you have a tough road ahead of you ; ; ; was Re: from hell to paradise

From: Grant Rettke (grettke at acm.org)
Date: Wed Feb 18 08:29:00 EST 2009

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM,  <danprager at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> It sounds like you might need some shorter-term approaches

Our plan b is to require unit tests and code reviews and use that as
an "ice breaker" for talking about how programs work and how languages
work and anything else that makes sense.

> Did you have a plan B?  How's that going?

As for a plan C curriculum, there is none. HtDP was our plan B. I am
going to pay attention as to the results of our short-term approach
and try to see what I am missing.

> P.S. I've bitten the bullet and have made a start on htdp last night; I am trying hard not to skip
> ahead.

It is more fun that way!


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