[Year 12 SofDev] Prog Languages

[Mark]

"The misspelled word was printed on 400 million banknotes, 46 million of
which are currently in circulation. Altogether, the misprinted currency in
circulation totals A$2.3 billion...
Australia's treasury plans to keep the bills in circulation and correct the
error when the next batch of $50 banknotes is printed sometime in the next
few months."

http://mentalfloss.com/article/582840/australia-banknotes-worth-billions-have-typo

On Fri, 10 May 2019 at 09:52, Litsa Tzelepis <htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au>
wrote:

> i saw that - what happens to those bills now?
>
> On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 3:46 PM Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>
>> Postscript: When you collect the $50 bills, check them carefully: a
>> misprint may make them collector's items:
>>
>>
>> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-09/new-$50-note-contains-typo-in-word-responsibility-rba-confirms/11096528
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 9 May 2019 at 14:28, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, thrillseekers
>>>
>>> If students want to choose an alternative language (or a different
>>> implementation of it) you might want to create a checklist of VCAA's
>>> 'approved language criteria' and get the student to tick that their chosen
>>> language and implementation meets the criteria.
>>>
>>> This comes to mind:
>>>
>>> Dear amazing and wonderful SD teacher,
>>>
>>> To the best of my knowledge, I [ insert name here] believe that my
>>> chosen programming language [ insert language name / implementation here]
>>> is able to:
>>>
>>> [  ] develop a GUI for use in digital systems such as laptops, gaming
>>> consoles, mobile phones, tablets, robots.
>>> [  ] construct and use data structures
>>> [  ] design and apply data validation techniques
>>> [  ] use program control structures: selection, iteration and sequencing
>>> [  ] use modularisation and code optimisation
>>> [  ] use objects, methods and event-driven programming functions.
>>> [  ] design, construct and use external storage and access technologies
>>> [  ] retrieve data from external sources.
>>>
>>> So help me, [ insert deity's name here ]
>>>
>>> Your humble student
>>> Signed this day [ insert date here ]
>>>
>>> [sign here]
>>>
>>> [apply fingerprint in blood here]
>>>
>>> Staple one $50 note here.
>>>
>>> Or something similar. (Your version may vary)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
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>
> --
> Litsa Tzelepis
> Mount St. Joseph Girls' College
> 133 Maidstone Street, Altona, VIC. 3018
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