I don't really think that analogy works as it would mean CF and Java programmers were just drivers.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 10:43 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: learning C? (was by exmaple (was RE: > http://examples.macromedia.com/coldfusion/examples/ down??) > > If you know how to build a car engine, won't that make you a better car > owner? Many would say yes. Knowledge of how to build a car engine will > also give you knowledge of how to maintain it and why it should be > maintained etc.. etc.. > I know I'm supposed to get my oil changed every three to six thousand > miles, but I don't have the foggiest idea why, and let it slide more often > than not. > > The same concept can apply to programming. I think what Matt was > getting > at. > > On a more specific note. I spoke to one of my professors when leaving > college about the fact that the introductory CS courses were moving into > Java as a language instead of Pascal. > > When I took CS101, I created a Stack ADT in Pascal. I specifically > implemented each procedure (Push, Pop, StackNew, IsStackEmpty, etc.. ) and > learned different approaches to take to make it all work. > > Moving into Java, the students no longer have to create a Stack ADT, > they > merely have to create an instance of the stack class and all the methods > are already there. > > Are they learning as much in the second approach as they will from the > first? I doubt it. > > > At 12:53 PM 9/9/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > > Matt wrote: > > > > > > A CF programmer already should have an understanding > > > of programming logic. Simply picking up another > > > garbage collected language with lots of built-in > > > functionality it only a matter of learning syntax. > > > With C that is not the case. > > > > >I'm a little confused... > > > >Besides a deep appreciation for the garbage collector > >and a badge that says I'm a real programmer what do I > >gain by learning about all of the "nuts and bolts"? > > > >Patrick > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com 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
