On Jan 11, 2008 11:16 AM, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did not read the article. My comment was actually not directed > toward the article. It was more of a blanket outburst at stereo > typical people who think programming languages have some innate > quality of evil. =)
My sentiments exactly. I think that one thing that academia is failing us in is teaching people practical aspects of project management and defensive programming. Languages can help with this, but there are always a lot more tips and tricks that should be used that aren't specific to any language, such as revision control techniques, testing of various kinds, continuous integration and other kinds of automation, all of which can determine a project's success or failure. Most academics don't teach this stuff because they don't know it or are very rusty. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
