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10/07/11 08:52
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 		 #184123 - Learning to do stuff "properly"
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Andy Neil said:
That is to say, learning to use a tool well takes time, effort, practice, instruction, study, etc, etc

I guess the thing with 'C' is that it's very easy to just throw together something - anything - that "works" (sic). Without any of that tedious learning or study...

A bit like anyone can just pick up a hammer and start swiping at stuff - and probably make a terrible mess!

They idea of languages like Pascal and Ada is that they are supposed to force you to think more about what you're doing.
Whether that is effective in practice is an entirely different question...

List of 39 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Ganssle hates C            01/01/70 00:00      
   Wow!!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Should be an active developer to evolve            01/01/70 00:00      
   Better than C?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Just a tool            01/01/70 00:00      
         How about an electric saw?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Electric plane Vs hand plane            01/01/70 00:00      
   In the real world            01/01/70 00:00      
      Why not?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Because            01/01/70 00:00      
            don't blame me, but            01/01/70 00:00      
            All what you said, Jez, is about getting employed...            01/01/70 00:00      
               What nonsense!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Nah, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
               It is about getting work done            01/01/70 00:00      
                  A rather sharp tool            01/01/70 00:00      
                     That's what I've found!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        that's not 'C' only            01/01/70 00:00      
                           But 'C' is famous for that            01/01/70 00:00      
   OK he hates C            01/01/70 00:00      
      he thinks...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Jez - Did you actually read the article by Jack?            01/01/70 00:00      
   What Gansell needs to realise            01/01/70 00:00      
      Yes, but            01/01/70 00:00      
         Still a hammer            01/01/70 00:00      
            the tools and the crap            01/01/70 00:00      
               A bad workman blames his (or her) tools            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Learning to do stuff "properly"            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Sometimes it's not the tools, but the choice of tools.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Or, to put it another way, Inappropriate tools            01/01/70 00:00      
                        or using HLL where ASM is a better choice            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Or choosing the wrong HLL            01/01/70 00:00      
                              That shouldn't surprise anyone            01/01/70 00:00      
                              quoting Ganssle...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           compolete sentence            01/01/70 00:00      
                              It's more than 5% where I sit            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 WOW, that seems a new attitude of yours            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    that doesn't mean that I'll use 'em ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   A Media Man            01/01/70 00:00      

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