On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Nalin Savara <[email protected]> wrote:
> with TURBO C++ IDE and that is really bad. He has a very very large > >> young audience and he must be sensitive to what he is saying to them >> for their future! >> >> >> > Mohit, > I have actually seen kids about to pass out of college-- who do not know > about "#define" statement-- and who will work 6-7 months on a project > without knowing that. > > I have actually had conversations where I talk of a "true 32 bit operating > system"-- and the guy says "ohh !!! so Linux on Atom processor is a 232 bit > Operating system ?"; "Windows is only till 64-bits". > > Also, if you mention "White Book" or "New Testament" to many they will not > know you are talking of "K & R". > Also, many will not know what "K & R" stands for OR who they were. For such people-- I would rather they dig into information-- rather than me (or someone else) who they call XXX-sir or ABC-sahib give two snippets of information-- beyond which they dont themselves dig. Regards, Nalin -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
