Report on defect in M2 vs C (Was Modula-2, Modula-3, C or C++)
brian....@medtronic.com
>In article <KLOUKIN.95...@kos.csi.forth.gr>,
>Christos K. Kloukinas <klo...@kos.csi.forth.gr> wrote:
>>
>>If someone programs only in the language/OS taught at school, then
>>his school has failed to teach him anything at all!
>>
>This is a growing trend in American universities -- to teach the
>"employable" skills. In many ways, it tends to create a
>self-fulfilling prophesy. That's not to say that there aren't
>"quality" programs out there, but that I've personally watched
>several universities succumb to this due to pressure frmo local
>businesses and enrollment statistics.
>
>
>Followups set to comp.edu.
>--
>"Satan, get thee out of here! And take your C++ Reference Manual with you!" :-)
>Ada95: C++ without all the Pain++. finger dwe...@starbase.neosoft.com for more
It's too bad, too. When I was going to college, MS DOS and Unix were the
"in" thing and that's what the schools taught. I remember my
"Operating Systems Theory & Implementation" class. A very common computer
course. Anyway, this class did nothing but talk about compilers and
operating systems already used in the school [namely, MS DOS and Unix duuuh].
What we need for new scientists and like some elite colleges-- hands on
courses for IMPLEMENTING operating systems, not just talking about them.
---"there is a right of passage"
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