Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 23:48:13 -0600 (MDT) From: allen campbell <allenc@verinet.com> To: grog@lemis.com Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The dumbing-down of programming Message-ID: <199805150548.XAA02968@const.> In-Reply-To: <19980515114608.H305@freebie.lemis.com>
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> > This was pointed out to me by a fellow student: > > > > ".. Most of the programming team consisted of programmers who had > > great facility with Windows, Microsoft Visual C++ and the Foundation > > Classes. In no time at all, it seemed, they had generated many > > screenfuls of windows and toolbars and dialogs, all with connections > > to networks and data sources, thousands and thousands of lines of > > code. But when the inevitable difficulties of debugging came, they > > seemed at sea. In the face of the usual weird and unexplainable > > outcomes, they stood a bit agog. It was lef to the UNIX-trained > > programmers to fix things. The UNIX team members were accustomed to > > having to know. .." > > > > http://www.salon1999.com/21st/feature/ > > Are you sure you have the correct URL? I can't find anything like > that there. > It's there. Keep to the side bar on the left, scroll down; 'The Dumbing Down of Programming.' Worth a read. -- Allen Campbell allenc@verinet.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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