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In the case of Programmer B, I rather think it depends on exactly how he 'adjusted' a few comments. If he's claiming credit for code he didn't write then oh by ghod he cheated. And in a big way at that. If he was just changing the comments to match the way he was using the code then yup, he used initiative.
I don't really have a problem with Child B either. But it rather depends on attitude. We've all been pissed off by the kid who wants it on a plate, and rightly so. The kid who asks a question, uses the information given and then comes back for clarification is doing the right thing AFIAC. However, I offer a third scenario for your consideration: Children C & D receive the same assignment and, on Saturday night they get together, check CPAN and other sources for solutions to similar problems, then work together to produce some code that meets the requirements and hand in a joint project. In the real world, this is what I'd want to see happening. As well as learning about the problem (and background -- that's what the CPAN/Web research is about) the kids are learning/teaching themselves how to work as part of a team. Unless schools have changed drastically since I was a kid, I'm betting that C and D would be in big trouble for cheating... In reply to Re: Initiative or otherwise?
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