In the USMC, it was required to have the manual open next to me while working on equipment. They did not want us to memorize procedures - it can be unsafe if somebody forgets an essential step.
- Matt Small
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Davis
To: CF-Community
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:45 PM
Subject: Do you use the manual?
I had a rather impromptu interview today. One of the questions got me
thinking.
I was being asked about the speed of my coding and was waffling a bit (since
I honestly don't know how to answer that... doesn't it depend on the problem
at hand?) He then refined the question and asked "do you need the reference
when you code?"
I answered "Sure." He asked "Why?" and I answered "Why would I want to
memorize everything in there?" He didn't seem happy with the answer.
It got me thinking. I've always felt that it's more important to know where
information is (and be able to get to it quickly) than to "know" it. I
consider myself a good, fast coder, but I code with a good reference manual
at my fingertips (or livedocs.macromedia.com in a dedicated window).
I've never considered this a negative... any opinions? Do you use the
manual often? Would you hire somebody that did?
It's just something that I've never considered as particularly positive or
negative until today.
Jim Davis
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