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- From: ageorge@ra.nrl.navy.mil
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: Most difficult part of learning C?
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- Date: 4 Sep 92 23:42:51 GMT
- References: <9208251159.AA04122@ult4>
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- In article <9208251159.AA04122@ult4>, goldstei@cgi.com ("Morris Goldstein") writes...
- >I am conducting research for a little project concerning difficulties in
- >learning C and how to improve the teaching of C so as to circumvent these
- >problems.
- >
- >When learning C, what things did you find the most confussing/difficult to
- >understand?
- >
- > -Morris
- >
- >(goldstein@cgi.com)
-
- Morris,
-
- I'm glad you asked.
- For me the thing I found most confusing or difficult when learning C
- centered on parameter passing. It seems as if can do this in a number of ways,
- and, in the case of passing character pointers, sorting these ways out was
- not trivial.
-
- Your intent is to improve the reaching of C. I suggest placing
- an emphasis on parameter passing and encouraging your students to adopt
- a convention of parameter passing. Allow them the opportunity to spend time
- writing code instead of fussing about parameter passing.
-
- Thank you for asking,
-
- Arthur George, NRL
- ageorge@BDCI143.nrl.navy.mil
-