Emerging languages: An alternative approach to teaching programming languages
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Argues that a programming-languages course centers on emerging languages like Lua, Elixir, Go and Python rather than on abstract principles, and implements a three-module course (1: short FP primer, 2: six–eight weeks deconstructing languages, 3: projects) run three times so far. Uses student-produced YouTube videos and cheat sheets, final projects (some published) and source-code analysis showing frequent use of language concepts as anecdotal evidence that the approach preserves outcomes; scaling to 50–100 students remains a challenge.
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