yep there was an epic debate about "objects-first" vs. "objects-late" CS1 curricula last decade. the objects-first folks seemed to have lost, though. here's a p

yep there was an epic debate about "objects-first" vs. "objects-late" CS1 curricula last decade. the objects-first folks seemed to have lost, though. here's a paper: http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~reges/sigcse/basics.pdf http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~reges/sigcse/basics.pdf