.@KathiFisler & I have an upcoming Viewpoint in CACM about intro to CS:
data-centric = data science + data structures
We're challenging most people to rethink what an intro to CS means, who it's for, what ends it meets, and how it should be structured.
https://cs.brown.edu/~sk/Publications/Papers/Published/kf-data-centric/ …
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Just look at Data8. They don't even teach for loops! Incredible! A world where students learn higher-order functions before they learn iteration. That's where I want to live.
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This last bit I agree with the most. Having some external pressure (DS) forces you to figure out what matters and what doesn't, and what supports what you want to get done.
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cognitive psychology. PhD