weiss@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Steve Weiss) (03/22/91)
I'm scheduled to teach our second level programming course next fall
and would like to use Modula 2 (we had been using Pascal, then switched
to Turing a year ago). Do you have any recommendations on:
1. Good, student oriented software that runs on the Mac
2. A decent text.
Thanks
Steve WeissRESLERD%UL.IE@UCF1VM.CC.UCF.EDU (Dan Resler) (03/22/91)
>I'm scheduled to teach our second level programming course next fall >and would like to use Modula 2 (we had been using Pascal, then switched >to Turing a year ago). Do you have any recommendations on: > > 1. Good, student oriented software that runs on the Mac > 2. A decent text. It might just be me, but I've had considerable problems finding a M2 text I'm happy with for the `traditional' data structures course. I've just received one, however, that looks excellent and I'm planning on using it next year: `Abstract Data Types in Modula-2' by R. Harrison (John Wiley, 1989) The title indicates it's emphasis on ADTs. Many of the ADTs developed in the book have a strong functional programming flavour which suits me but isn't probably for everyone. Disclaimer: I haven't actually used the book yet ... with textbooks, first love often dies in the trenches of the classroom. Dan Resler Dept. of Electronics & Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland email: RESLERD@UL.IE voice: 061-333644 x2173 FAX : 061-330316
Brion.Lienhart@p0.f700.n213.z1.fidonet.org (Brion Lienhart) (03/26/91)
In a message of <Mar 23 23:40>, Steve Weiss (1:105/42) writes:
-SW>I'm scheduled to teach our second level programming course next fall
-SW>and would like to use Modula 2 (we had been using Pascal, then
-SW>switched
-SW>to Turing a year ago). Do you have any recommendations on:
-SW>
-SW> 1. Good, student oriented software that runs on the Mac
-SW> 2. A decent text.
I'm not sure about how student oriented it is, but I've been using Metroworks
Modula-2 for MPW with good results. They make an MPW version ($150) and a
Stand-Alone version ($175?). If you find a decent text, let me know too.
Brion Lienhart 1:213/700@fidonet
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