Teaching Java – Objects First With Bluej
Xuemin Chen, David O. Olowokere, Graham Thomas · 2020
The traditional way to teach computer languages such as C, C++ is to start with a simple program "Hello, world!".Java derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities.But Java uses the object-oriented programming methodology.To start teaching "Hello, world!" will not help students understand the objectoriented programming concept of Java.Therefore, it will be difficult for students to take advantage of object-oriented programming concepts.In this paper, an objects first Java teaching method with BlueJ, a simplified and virtualized development environment, is presented.A postcourse assessment is conducted.The interpretation of the assessment results is also discussed.