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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Python CS1 as preparation for C++ CS2
How suitable is a Python-based CS1 course as preparation for a C++-based CS2 course? After fifteen years of using C++ for both CS1 and CS2, the Computer Science Department at Mich...
Richard J. Enbody, William F. Punch, Mark McCullen
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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A graphics package for the first day and beyond
We describe cs1graphics, a new Python drawing package designed with pedagogy in mind. The package is simple enough that students can sit down and make use of it from the first day...
Michael H. Goldwasser, David Letscher
CAMAD
2006
IEEE
13 years 7 months ago
Nessi: a python network simulator for fast protocol development
A new and simple network simulator Nessi is described in this paper. While other simulators focus on minimizing the simulation time, Nessi tries to minimize the development time an...
Jérôme Vernez, Jürgen Ehrensberg...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Introducing PyLighter: dynamic code highlighter
Like a screenplay, a program is both a static artifact and instructions for a dynamic performance. This duality can keep laypeople from appreciating the complexity of software sys...
Michael G. Boland, Curtis C. Cliburn