I disagree. Going any lower than C doesn't really teach you anything that useful.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Gilchrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 5:16 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: learning C? (was by exmaple (was RE: > http://examples.macromedia.com/coldfusion/examples/ down??) > > Why stop there then, Assembly beckons ! > ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 6:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: learning C? (was by exmaple (was RE: > http://examples.macromedia.com/coldfusion/examples/ down??) > > How to do everything yourself without using built-in language > functionality. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bryan.hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 2:56 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: learning C? (was by exmaple (was RE: > > http://examples.macromedia.com/coldfusion/examples/ down??) > > > > If C does not do anything for me, what would I be learning? > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 00:53:21 -0700 > > > > > Ah, I get it... you want people to feel the real, deep pain that > > pointers > > > and memory management can cause, in order to improve their skills? > > Sort of > > > baptism by fire? > > > > > It is more then just pointers and memory management. It is working > with > > a language that doesn't do anything for you. Baptism by fire only > makes > > sense in the context of a more modern language. > > > > -Matt > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ 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 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
