Treffer: Just Say 'A Class Defines a Data Type'.

Title:
Just Say 'A Class Defines a Data Type'.
Authors:
Chenglie Hu1 chu@cc.edu
Source:
Communications of the ACM. Mar2008, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p19-21. 3p. 1 Illustration.
Subject Terms:
*DATA structures, *PROGRAMMING languages, *OBJECT-oriented methods (Computer science), *ALGORITHMS, COMPUTER science education, ABSTRACT data types (Computer science), TEACHING methods, CURRICULUM planning, TEXTBOOKS, SOFTWARE engineering education, TERMS & phrases, JAVA programming language
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Business Source Premier

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The article discusses the lack of education regarding data types in computer science courses. The author suggests few computer science students can accurately define data types. A data type describes how entities are represented and utilized by algorithms and are defined by classes including programming languages like Java that are oriented around objects. Abstract data types (ADTs) can be particularly difficult for computer science students to comprehend, leading to a focus on objects in computer science education. The author comments that the educational focus on objects may limit effective teaching regarding computer algorithms.