February 2011
2 posts
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CS is not for me
Eugene Wallingford:
Of course, using a powerful, fun language in CS1 creates a new set of problems for us. A while back, a CS educator on the SIGCSE mailing list pointed out one:
Starting in Python postpones the discovery that “CS is not for me”.
After years of languages such as C++, Java, and Ada in CS1, which hastened the exit of many a potential CS major,...
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Carrier Billing
I wrote:
All said, I think webapps + Carrier billing are the most credible upcoming threat to the App Store so far.
Peter-Paul Koch agrees and fills in details:
One of the major changes 2011 is going to bring is the start of operator billing on the web. It will provide a user-friendly way of making mobile (and web) payments without those silly credit cards that are preventing the...
