<p><pre><code>    emphasis on group work,
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It&#x27;s very questionable that this is a positiv change. While it is 
 important (and difficult) to acquire teamwork skills,
in practise, most  groups gravitate towards one might call &quot;Pareto Groups&quot; where 20% of the participants do 80% of the work. Usually the strong programmers in the group do all the programming, thus getting all the learning experience.