<div dir="ltr">Hi Lorraine<div><br></div><div>The short answer, I believe, is 'no'. Javascript would not qualify.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/computing/SofDevProgrammingRequirements.docx" target="_blank">SD programming language requirements</a> says, in part, that an acceptable language should be able to:</div><i><br>- develop a graphical user interface (GUI), for use in digital systems such as laptops, gaming consoles, mobile phones, tablets, robots.</i><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Does Javascript have a GUI?</b><br></div><div><br><i>- construct and use data structures</i><br><i>- design and apply data validation techniques</i><br><i>- use program control structures: selection, iteration and sequencing</i><br><i>- </i><i>use modularisation and code optimisation</i><br><i>- </i><i>use objects, methods and event-driven programming functions.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><b>Does Javascript have event-driven functions?</b><br><br><i>- </i><i>design, construct and use external storage and access technologies</i><br><i>- </i><i>retrieve data from external sources.</i><br><br><b>Can Javascript access external data?</b></div><div><br></div><div>If you can't say 'yes' to all three questions, I'm afraid Javascript is not the droid you're looking for.</div><div>Or I may be completely mistaken.<br></div><div>One or the other.</div><div><br></div><div>More-clever people may interject starting ... now.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Mark</div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 June 2016 at 15:57, Lorraine Bignell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lbignell@netspace.net.au" target="_blank">lbignell@netspace.net.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> Hi <br><br>Thanks to those who replied to my earlier email (even though I forgot to enter a subject).<br><br>Over the past few years in Software Development I have taught VIsual Basic and C#, have taught some Javascript to a Year 10 class, and have used for PHP (and mySQL) for my own programming. My students have said that they would like to learn Javascript. I was wanting to know if Javascript is suitable for the new Software Development study design as I don't want to teach it in Units 1 and 2 and then find that it is not satisfactory for Units 3 and 4. Would I be better going back to C# or PHP?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Lorraine Bignell<br>Kingswood College<br><br><br><blockquote><br>----- Original Message -----<br><div style="width:100%;background:rgb(228,228,228)"><div style="font-weight:bold">From:</div> "Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>></div><br><div style="font-weight:bold">To:</div><<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>><br><div style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</div><br><div style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</div>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:01:28 +1000<br><div style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</div>[Year 12 SofDev] No Subject<br><br><br>
Hi<br><br>I am not teaching Software Development this year but am
thinking about what language to teach in Unit 2 Computing. Would
Javascript be suitable? What languages are people using in Units 3 and
4?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Lorraine Bignell<br>Kingswood College<br><br><br></blockquote></div>
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