On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Jim Dougherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is nutty (advising Kavina to quit college and find another skool because > the teacher has them using a real old compiler).
Well the course is certainly not teaching them C or C++ as used in industry, and therefore not preparing them for a career in programming. Indeed, if they're actually paying for the course, it's money wasted. It's not as if there aren't inexpensive/free alternatives that would achieve the required goal of being able to participate in a workplace that does use C and C++. -- PJH A man in a shellsuit goes into a posh furriers. He says to the shop assistant "I want a coat". The shop assistant, barely concealing her disdain, asks "What fur?" The man replies "Fur ma girlfriend".
