Looks like tribes has a really powerful config...maybe I should have tried it out. :)
Anyway...unless he is Plasmatic, he is copy and pasting. The point though is that he is really interested in computers, and has the mindset to mess around with things until they work. That's really all it takes. An even better indicator than code quality would be the amount of time he spends on the computer...if he is there all the time. It's what he want's to do and will be good at it no matter what happens. By 16 I was spending 24/7 on my 386sx16 :) I will say that the GED is pretty much worthless...it has never done me any good. It's just a few hours investment though, so no real harm in getting it. That said...I ran into an 11 year old running a WolfET server last week. Craziness...when I was 11...hell I can't even remember 11 lol. -- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, June 13, 2003, 1:53:33 PM, you wrote: DT> He is "modding" a file. Here are the first few lines of it. (He left it in DT> my test editor) DT> ___________________________ DT> //bindAction(mouse0, zaxis0, TO, IDACTION_INC_SNIPER_FOV, 1.000000); DT> //bindAction(mouse0, zaxis1, TO, IDACTION_INC_SNIPER_FOV, -1.000000); DT> //bindCommand(mouse0, zaxis0, TO, "nextWeapon();"); DT> //bindCommand(mouse0, zaxis1, TO, "prevWeapon();"); DT> //Control::getPosition DT> //Persistent::TaggedClass<MissionCenterPos> DT> //Control::setValue Control::getValue DT> //Control::getExtent Control::setExtent DT> //Control::setText Control::getText TextList::Clear TextList::AddLine DT> //hitShapeName DT> //baseDamageType DT> //whirSound DT> // DT> // DT> //newObject("MissionCenter", MissionCenterPos, -(%tw / 2), -(%tw / 2), %tw, DT> %tw); DT> //addToSet("MissionGroup\\World", "MissionCenter"); DT> // DT> // functions by Plasmatic DT> function dance() DT> { DT> if($dance) DT> $dance = false; DT> else DT> { DT> $dance = true; DT> getdown(%anim); DT> } DT> _________________________________ DT> He just turned 13 btw, which is no doubt the objection to trying to DT> graduate him. Still, his academics are college level everywhere but math, DT> and his attitude towards math is that he doesn't see the need for anything DT> more than simple algebra. I figure, if he can pass a GED even if DT> ingloriously why not let him do so? If he is doing ballistics in his games DT> he will see the point of calculus soon enough. Alternatively I may just DT> enroll him and the heck with the GED. I asked him about this and he is DT> interested. DT> I am still interested in any comments btw. I won't be leaving for the DT> appointment for a couple of hours. DT> Thanks DT> Dana DT> On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:35:41 -0400, cantrl. a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DT> wrote: >> I would say this is pretty good for somebody still in school. A lot of >> maintaining a *nix server is reading sometimes cryptic documentation and >> then editing even more cryptic configuration files. Instead of setting up >> an online game it's web servers, databases, and email systems. People who >> read documentation and then independently take on applying what they've >> read without getting frustrated or scared are a pretty rare find. >> >> Now if you came home and he was writing custom maps and game mods - that >> would be something to really brag about. >> >> Adam. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
