Loop Patterns

There are many ways to look at patterns. An especially useful way to think of patterns is as a tool for teaching. We don't use patterns blindly; we learn them. Patterns are all about learning successful techniques, understanding when and how to use them. At ChiliPLoP'98, a small group of computer science educators gathered to think about and write patterns appropriate for novices learning to program in the first two years of undergraduate instruction. (For more information or to become involved in this ongoing project, visit the elementary patterns web page.)