alice-teacher Primitive and Object Types

[Barnum, William]

James,

You are right that it probably does not matter to Alice users.

Bill

On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 12:28 PM Vanderhyde, James <vanderhyde at sxu.edu>
wrote:

> Bill, that is an interesting question. When I teach with Alice, I barely
> use any variables at all. Method parameters and object properties are
> sufficient for most purposes. Whether these are references or values never
> seems to come up.
>
> What difference does it make to Alice users whether a type is primitive or
> not?
>
> James
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>
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>
> Are there any primitive types in Alice (e.g., int or boolean in Java), or
> is everything an object type?
>
> Is there any different vocabulary when discussing object types that are
> initialized in code (e.g., WholeNumber or TextString) versus object types
> that are created in the Scene Mode (e.g., Bear or Eagle)?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
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