This very funny cartoon is about learning C++ in 21 days, but it could be about any language: http://high5.net/comic/AG/ars_longa_vita_brevis.PNG
Cheers!! Albert-Jan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Alan Gauld <[email protected]> wrote: From: Alan Gauld <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Really learn programming To: [email protected] Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:43 PM "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/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
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