"Wayne Werner" <[email protected]> wrote
a link to this interesting site about programming in 21 days (or not).
http://norvig.com/21-days.html
I thought it was rather interesting
Indeed, although I disagree with some of it. (Including some of his
"Answers")
And it focusses on programming only, which is a bit like focussing on
bricklaying
when considering the building of bridges.
You can only build part of a structure if all you can do is lay bricks...
To engineer
a complete solution takes many other skills too. Software Engineering is
more
than programming.
But if you only need to build a garden shed or dog kennel then you don't
need to go on a Civil Engineering course or even a bricklayers
apprenticeship.
I don't think the "Learn Z in 21 days" books are aimed at professionals,
they are
aimed at amateurs who usually only need to build kennels!
So yes professional grade programming takes a lifetime to learn (not least
because it is constantly changing!) but an amateur can meet all their needs
much more quickly and have a lot of fun in doing so.
--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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