I can see the exercise in rewriting the code in another language to be an acceptable very beginner-ish exercise. The end product will be of absolutely no value though.
The way I read this, is that, at least when I went through it, comp sci degrees tend to start off with Java. Hence java becomes the "most familiar" language for a lot of students. That doesn't make it actually a good language, or even remotely suitable for high performance computing needs.
What this really is, is a BEGINNERS C++ course with a major project being to *read and understand* the C++ code through translating it into Java.
Might be a fun learning exercise.
This is not news.
The way I read this, is that, at least when I went through it, comp sci degrees tend to start off with Java. Hence java becomes the "most familiar" language for a lot of students. That doesn't make it actually a good language, or even remotely suitable for high performance computing needs.
What this really is, is a BEGINNERS C++ course with a major project being to *read and understand* the C++ code through translating it into Java.
Might be a fun learning exercise.
This is not news.
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