CoreCppIL's video: Teaching C 2019 @MTA :: Yechiel M Kimchi :: Teaching C as the first PL

C++ is a wide and deep programming language. As a result, many professionals think that one needs some (or even good) programming experience in order to be able to effectively learn C++. I beg to differ. I will present my experience of teaching C++ as the very first PL for students during their first semester in an academic institution. The one vivid immediate result was that the second semester (in which C++ is traditionally introduced) went much smoother and ended with students having a higher level of C++ knowledge. The key point in my approach for the first semester was that I did not teach class programming, but rather how to use existing classes. For those who are raising their brows, I argue that I follow the OOD basic paradigm: Have your model simulate reality as best possible. Indeed, we all learn how to use tools before learning how to build those tools. See full workshop details at http://www2.mta.ac.il/~amirk/teaching_cpp_workshop_2019/