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- From: dnl@convex.is.macsch.com (David Lombard)
- Subject: Re: first-year programming languages
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.205128.4057@draco.macsch.com>
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- Organization: MacNeal-Schwendler Corp.
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 20:51:28 GMT
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- In article <92320.183138BJ020000@NDSUVM1.BITNET> Dave Mueller <BJ020000@NDSUVM1.BITNET> writes:
- >
- >I don't believe this is a very good way to teach. It doesn't promote
- >any origanility (sp) and creativity.. How can you learn how to program by
- >yourself if all you do is change a few lines of code?
- >
- >When you get a real job, most of the code you will write is going to be
- >from scratch.. Granted there is going to be times when you modify existing
- >code, but how can you create your OWN code when all you've been taught to
- >do is modify someone else's.
- >
-
- I *disagree* with your concept of a *real job*. The first thing most
- employers do is start a new grad of code maintenance. This does three things,
- one it (hopefully) teaches the new grad the company's concept of proper
- coding style. (Most code I`ve seen from BS & MS grads who have not worked
- is _poor_!). Next, the new grad can come up to speed and take on
- responsibilities as they prove themeselves. The final thing it does is
- to provide the supervisor with the opportunity to see the quality of
- work the person can produce (i.e. problem solving, creativeness, etc).
-
- I shudder to think of turning a new grad loose without any assurances
- that the are competant and able to work independently.
-
- Regards,
- DNL
-
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