[Year 12 SofDev] Records VS Classes

[Baas, Benjamin B]

The study design mentions records under the dot point referring to data structures. To me that sounds like they want to us to look at records with in the programming language. In the case of the C languages and VB struts or structures. That’s my interpretation. I might ask Paula.


·         types of data structures, including one-dimensional arrays (single data type, integer index) and records (varying data types, field index)

Cheers,

Ben.

From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Paragreen, Chris J
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My interpretation is that we need to teach records as in files and records, as opposed to the language specific data structure. How you then implement the record is up to … you? … the students? I’m also thinking that might tie into XML and the importing and exporting of data. Please tell me if my interpretation is wrong!

Chris

From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
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Always a good idea to teach what is in the study design even if current practice is moving past it.

Laurie Savage
PVGC

Laurie Savage
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On 25 February 2016 at 13:15, Baas, Benjamin B <baas.benjamin.b at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:baas.benjamin.b at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
Hi all,

I just wanted to get people’s opinions, as part of the study design we have to teach our students  about record data structures. If we have to use an OO language would it not be best to just teach them how to make classes.

I haven’t done structs in C# before, only C, and to me it feels like I should just teach me students how to make basic classes and not worry about teaching sturcts. I will teach them structs as that’s what the study design says.

Cheers,

Ben.

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