On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Teodor Zlatanov wrote: > People who don't know the math and algorithms behind programming should > not be writing commercial-grade programs. That we allow, even encourage > such programmers to code by paying money for their services, is one of > the reasons why software in today's world lags behind the other > engineering disciplines.
Fair enough, but then it's not like we expect every mechanic out there -- or even any significant number of them -- to have automitive engineering degrees. Didn't lots of well known inventors [Edison] have little to no formal education? This isn't to disagree with your point per se, but just to point out that it's possible to do a good job with only a tinkerer's understanding of how things really, formally Work. There is a place for such tinkerers along side the more rigorously trained experts that the field needs to have. -- Chris Devers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache / mod_perl / http://homepage.mac.com/chdevers/resume/ ps hi dave :)
