Share Misconception: students think that when you assign a = b, there is no longer anything assigned to b because b empties its contents into a. with FacebookShare Misconception: students think that when you assign a = b, there is no longer anything assigned to b because b empties its contents into a. with Twitter When you ask a novice student "what happens to b when you assign a = b?", they may think that b no longer contains content as a result of giving it’s content to a. To learn more, watch Mark Guzdial's CS Education Zoo interview. More about this tip Tags Content Misconceptions CS 1 Intro Programming Programming Concepts External Source CS Education Zoo Interview with Mark Guzdial. Other Tips By Other Tips By Mark Guzdial