This article proposes a bottom-up approach to the first course in computing, in contrast to the conventional top-down approach of teaching programming in a high-level language first, describing details of the course and its benefits.

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为认真的学生提供正确的第一门计算机课程

本文提出了一种自下而上的方法来教授第一门计算课程，而不是首先用高级语言教授编程的传统自上而下的方法，描述了课程的细节及其好处。