A laboratory for teaching object oriented thinking

1 September 1989

proceedings article
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Vol. 24 (10) , 1-6
https://doi.org/10.1145/74877.74879

Abstract

It is difficult to introduce both novice and experienced procedural programmers to the anthropomorphic perspective necessary for object-oriented design. We introduce CRC cards, which characterize objects by class name, responsibilities, and collaborators, as a way of giving learners a direct experience of objects. We have found this approach successful in teaching novice programmers the concepts of objects, and in introducing experienced programmers to complicated existing designs.

Keywords

OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN
ANTHROPOMORPHIC PERSPECTIVE
CRC CARD
EXPERIENCED PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMER
CLASS NAME
DIRECT EXPERIENCE
COMPLICATED EXISTING DESIGN
EXPERIENCED PROGRAMMER
TEACHING NOVICE PROGRAMMER
OBJECT ORIENTED DESIGN
OBJECT ORIENTED

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