Subj : Re: Good examples of programming course lecture notes
To   : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer
From : clemenr
Date : Fri Sep 23 2005 07:26 am


Roedy Green wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:52:02 GMT, Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>
> wrote or quoted :
>
> >I have objective evidence to support my position. I got a 3rd. class
> >honours degree in mathematics, for courses I took between the ages of 18
> >and 21, in the late 1960's, when digital cameras did not exist. I have a
> >4.0 GPA for computer science Ph.D. classes, including Theory of
> >Computation and Algorithm Design, taken in my 50's, but with a digital
> >camera. Mathematical ability is more likely to decrease between the late
> >teens and early 50's, not increase drastically.
>
> Another factor is the distractions of the 50s are not nearly so
> distracting as the distractions of the teens and 20s.

And there are many other differences. E.g. the greater emotional
maturity can count for a lot, and IMHO would out-weigh any difference
in the way the brain works.

> I find myself fastasising about taking all my old courses over, and
> this time really working to understand every last point, rather than
> looking on it as a chore.
>
> It drives me nuts seeing people posting "do my homework for me" "help
> me cheat on this term paper". These people don't seem to get it this
> is your one big chance is life to spend your full time learning.

Agreed. This is an example of immaturity on the part of the people
making these postings.

Cheers,

Ross-c

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