Sessions at ACCU 2012 about Education with slides

Thursday 26th April 2012

• Is C going the way of the Dodo?

  by Dirk Haun

  Triggered by my employer's hand-wringing search for C programmers, I was wondering: Where do new C programmers actually come from?

  C itself is still very much in use in many areas, yet CS students only seem to be learning higher level languages at university these days. While a competent programmer will be able to pick up pretty much any language in a short time, C does have some peculiarities - like pointers - that no other programming language has and that are a common cause of problems.

  So what can we do to ensure a steady supply of experienced C programmers well into the future? Not claiming to have all the answers, I'd also like to invite the audience to help in brainstorming.

  • C
  • Education

  At 2:00pm to 2:45pm, Thursday 26th April

  Coverage slide deck