On 22 Dec 2001 04:27:05PM +0800, Gerald Timothy quimpo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said:
> i've had to teach CS graduates how to debug. some of them actually > had no concept of breakpoints, or that they could look at variables. > this might not be so much the fault of the GUIs they've used though Actually, the GUI IDEs usually make it ridiculously easy to set breakpoints and watches. =) Programming projects in school aren't very large, but a bit of debugging still goes on - coders aren't perfect, especially if they're learning! =) However, we don't really teach good programming and debugging practices in school. <ruefully> Even the teachers tend to use printfs to 'debug' their code. I'd like to change that.. should be fun, you think? -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3 BS CS geek =) Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) tel: 63(2) 426-6001 loc 5925 BOFH excuse #36: dynamic software linking table corrupted _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
