Re: [Nolug] Introducing myself

From: Dennis J Harrison Jr <dennisharrison_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 16:26:26 -0600
Message-ID: <6e8b29e0812061426h381eb9e1kebe2df80ece43636@mail.gmail.com>

I think that standing on the shoulders of giants is a much better way
to learn. Why go through ALL the same inroads as people who have
solved similar problems plenty of times before already?

On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Friedrich Gurtler <fgurtler@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> Python is a great learning scripting language, but new programmers *need*
>> to know the hardware. Assembly programming, preferably in MS-DOS or CP/M,
>> would be best.
>
>
> Indeed, and don't let them get near a database before they have written
> their own database engine. I mean, that might lead them to write something
> less than perfectly optimal. We couldn't have that.
>
> Slide rules forever! =P
>
> -- Fritz
>
>
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