The Structure and Interpretation of the Computer Science Curriculum. Felleisen, M., Findler, R. B., Flatt, M., & Krishnamurthi, S. Journal of Functional Programming, 14(4):365–378, July, 2004. ZSCC: 0000059 Citation Key Alias: felleisen2004 publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Twenty years ago Abelson and Sussman's Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs radically changed the intellectual landscape of introductory computing courses. Instead of teaching some currently fashionable programming language, it employed Scheme and functional programming to teach important ideas. Introductory courses based on the book showed up around the world and made Scheme and functional programming popular. Unfortunately, these courses quickly disappeared again due to shortcomings of the book and the whimsies of Scheme. Worse, the experiment left people with a bad impression of Scheme and functional programming in general. In this pearl, we propose an alternative role for functional programming in the first-year curriculum. Specifically, we present a framework for discussing the first-year curriculum and, based on it, the design rationale for our book and course, dubbed How to Design Programs. The approach emphasizes the systematic design of programs. Experience shows that it works extremely well as a preparation for a course on object-oriented programming.
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	title = {The {Structure} and {Interpretation} of the {Computer} {Science} {Curriculum}},
	volume = {14},
	issn = {1469-7653, 0956-7968},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0956796804005076},
	doi = {10/fpd5fd},
	abstract = {Twenty years ago Abelson and Sussman's Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs radically changed the intellectual landscape of introductory computing courses. Instead of teaching some currently fashionable programming language, it employed Scheme and functional programming to teach important ideas. Introductory courses based on the book showed up around the world and made Scheme and functional programming popular. Unfortunately, these courses quickly disappeared again due to shortcomings of the book and the whimsies of Scheme. Worse, the experiment left people with a bad impression of Scheme and functional programming in general. In this pearl, we propose an alternative role for functional programming in the first-year curriculum. Specifically, we present a framework for discussing the first-year curriculum and, based on it, the design rationale for our book and course, dubbed How to Design Programs. The approach emphasizes the systematic design of programs. Experience shows that it works extremely well as a preparation for a course on object-oriented programming.},
	language = {en},
	number = {4},
	urldate = {2020-01-02},
	journal = {Journal of Functional Programming},
	author = {Felleisen, Matthias and Findler, Robert Bruce and Flatt, Matthew and Krishnamurthi, Shriram},
	month = jul,
	year = {2004},
	note = {ZSCC: 0000059
Citation Key Alias: felleisen2004
publisher: Cambridge University Press},
	pages = {365--378}
}

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