> > ... from a CS point of view (and I'm not a CS grad, so > > you'll have to take this with a grain of salt) there > > haven't really been too many innovations in the core > > concepts of programming for a very long time. > > I guess this depends on your definition of the core concepts > of programming. Sure nothing has changed; we still set > variables do conditionals and throw in some loops...it's > simple. But the landscape and methodologies have changed > tremendously which has influenced how we code.
Yes, implementation details have changed. As far as I can tell, the core concepts of computer science have not. I'll provide an analogy in another area: firearms. There have been few significant innovations in the core technologies behind small arms since the first decade and a half of this century. Guns are more reliable, easier to use, and so forth, but there's very little difference between a machine gun used now (say, the M60 light machinegun used in Afghanistan today by US forces) and those used by armies during the First World War. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb 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
