[Bluej-discuss] BlueJ -> Netbeans -> JavaStudio

[Lon Levy]

Hi Frans,

What different schools will do will, of course, vary.  Since I am teaching at a high school, I have different goals than a university or a trade school.

My current program is spending three quarters with a language called Scheme and an IDE called DrScheme.  I then introduce my students to Java for a quarter, using BlueJ as the IDE and modified lessons based on the excellent book by Barnes and Kolling.

My second year program is AP Computer Science in Java.  We use BlueJ until about a month before the AP Exam.  Then we switch to a completely nongraphical environment like JCreator Lite, followed by a week with just pencil and paper.  The AP Exam is pencil and paper, so the idea is to move to fewer aids to programming in preparation for this test.  After the AP Exam, we return to BlueJ.  My students can learn about professional systems like Eclipse and NetBeans when they are in college.

While I find the BlueJ plug-in for NetBeans an interesting concept, I am cheering that BlueJ will remain the stand-alone program that helps my students so much.

Regards,

Lon.



Lon Levy, MS-CSEd
Computer Science Teacher
Volunteer Computer Club Advisor
Oregon High School
608-835-4469
lxl at oregon.k12.wi.us

non somnos requiem

>>> frans at intercitra.com 03/11/06 9:35 PM >>>
I just want to map, what will people do after learn the cool tool called 
BlueJ?

i see there will be like this

learn bluej the standalone version,
move to netbeans /bluej edition, to move the project of bluej to netbeans

try netbeans enterprise pack 5.5,

and of course after that go to JavaStudio Enterprise which it is free now.

Mich, is this the right track?

how about the next version of bluej standalone version bundle with the 
sequence diagram and the export to netbeans/eclipse extension?

so the marketing can be more integrated.

Frans