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Memorable Programming Assignments?

Posted by Cliff on from the projects-that-taught-you-something dept.

Albert Schueller asks: "This fall I'll teach introductory programming for the third time. The class is generally populated by students from a wide range of backgrounds and interests-liberal arts and science types. While we use C++, the language isn't really the issue. Rather, the goal is to introduce basic programming ideas like loops, logic, modular programming etc. What are some of your favorite programming assignments that would be appropriate for students at this level?"

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  1. All First Level C++ Course Should by zulux · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..... teach all the #defines needed to make C++ look like Pascal!

    and after that.... beat any student that thinks main can return anything other than an int. Beat them well.

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  2. I've always found by Rombuu · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..making students prove NP=P is a good assignment for 1st year students.

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  3. Re:Mazes and parties by ChadN · · Score: 5, Funny

    Solving a maze is a good example of recursion.

    So is solving a maze.

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  4. The programming assignment I remember by Utopia · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dare I say was to generate the Fibonacci sequence!

  5. Re:You guys are all nuts!!! by kraf · · Score: 3, Funny

    And now to Final Jeopardy...
    Write anything !

  6. Re:Whatever you pick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Great...more crappy, unmaintained, un-fun games to go in the kdegames package.