4 Jan
2012
4 Jan
'12
8:42 p.m.
On 3 Jan 2012 at 15:32, Chris M wrote:
?Are you willing to declare that every compiler writer
getting a check
today learned ml first Chuckers? Something tells me the vast majority
probably cut their teeth on BASIC, Pascal, and FORTRAN. But what do I
know.
I'm struggling to understand what point you're trying to get across.
My point was that it's probably best to learn arithmetic before one
learns algebra or calculus--that is, to understand the way numbers
work.
Of course, some would disagree. But if you don't understand how a
computer works, it's hard to believe that programming languages will
come easy to you.
Of course, there are plenty of people in middle-school bands who
learned to play a musical instrument who don't understand the first
thing about musical theory or even how and why their instrument
works.
The administration cares only that the band can play the school fight
song at athletic events. Understanding be damned.. It's my
contention that there are educational systems set up to accomplish
the same sort of thing in information technology.
--Chuck