I hate to say this (as i might incite another flame - actually more of a
smoulder in a NG this size)
But what grads are probably missing out on are a complete understanding of
the hardware basics of computing - everyone should write some assembler
My grad project was the design of a pcode machine for pascal - great
experience
Regards Neven
N.K. MacEwan B.E. E&E
----- Original Message -----
From: Aaron Scott-Boddendijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 10 September 1999 12:09
Subject: Re: [DUG]: One button or two
> >> Tests (in material presented at Waikatos User Interface
> >> course) indicate that
> > Interesting - I did not realise that there were any UI courses around -
> > certainly we did not seem to cover UI at Otago (from what I recall
> > anyway).
> > <snip>
>
> I must admit that I'll plug Waikato Uni Computing nonstop after seeing
some
> of the terrible material other universities have passed to students...
>
> I am frequently amazed at the areas of computing not offered at other
universities
> and the general lack of heavy theory lacking in many graduates in an
industry
> that exists on knowledge as much as practice... In this industry you
cannot afford
> to specialise your knowledge too intensely or find yourself lacking in the
ability to
> provide design input with members of other areas of this huge information
industry.
>
> This all said, I do not class myself under the banner of great sage and
many areas
> within Delphi are still a black hole to me (I've not dealt much in the
guts of windows
> programming and the tangled knot of TDataset (and accomplices) have yet to
be
> unravelled and put on trial)...
>
> > magnetic drum) spin up. <g> On the topic of retro computing (it must be
> > a Friday), no one is going to complain about Y2K problems on a ZX81...
>
> They had dates... hmm...
>
> --
> Aaron Scott-Boddendijk
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