in reply to So it's homework - so what?
A student who, when presented with the problem:
Using module Foo, write a Perl program that does Bar.
tries in good faith to solve the problem, but also asks for help on PerlMonks when they hit a stumbling block that is outside the intended scope of the problem, will probably make a good programmer. Perl is a very complex language, there is no way for most people to understand everything that is relevant at each stage of the learning. We just have program partly by coincidence for awhile, partly by black magic... as distasteful as that is to many of the Orthodox monks. Then, eventually, we get to where we can actually understand the manual when we read it, and can program intentionally. Until 'perldoc -f map' is chanted, at which point the process begins anew.
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(crazyinsomniac) Re^2: So it's homework - so what?
by crazyinsomniac (Prior) on Oct 28, 2001 at 07:54 UTC | |
by Aighearach (Initiate) on Oct 28, 2001 at 11:22 UTC | |
by crazyinsomniac (Prior) on Oct 28, 2001 at 15:40 UTC | |
by Aighearach (Initiate) on Oct 28, 2001 at 23:04 UTC |