Schoolwork - part 3
Classes I took last semester…
Computing in Design
An introductory programming class. We used Java. Not much else to say except that there’s better languages that an interaction design student could be learning, especially ActionScripting and Lingo, or maybe some web scripting or services languages. Hopefully that will change - there’s a proposal up for ActionScripting next year.
Andrew said,
January 28, 2003 @ 5 pm
Geez, Java? So you work for like 6 weeks to learn how to draw a circle on the screen, right? This is the kind of thing that reminds me of the job postings for UI designers who need five years Java Swing coding experience.
Did *any* student come out of the class with the ability to quickly code up a prototype of a design idea? Shouldn’t that be a criteria for evaluating the class?
Chad said,
February 14, 2003 @ 12 am
Yeah, Java wasn’t the best idea. They’re hopefully ditching it for that interactive prototyping class I mentioned, likely based around Flash MX - you’d be amazed how prevalent Director still is here in academialand though.