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From: hawksk@lonex.radc.af.mil (Kenneth B. Hawks)
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Subject: Re: Use pragma INLINE or not?
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Date: 28 Jun 91 12:39:56 GMT
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In article <3398@sparko.gwu.edu> mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu () writes:
>       Stuff deleted.

> Too many students bitch about
>having to study that "irrelevant stuff." And with all the chatter I read
>about "software engineering education," I see very little in those
>quarters about the importance of algorithm analysis and theory. People
>have suggested we should drop it from our curriculum in favor of heavier
>emphasis on confiugration management. Figure that out.
>
>'Course no amount of algorithm theory could substitute for a careful
>analysis of the properties of the data you really expect to see, as you
>discovered, Robert. Thanks for a good perspective on the subject!
>
>Mike

 It's easy Mike,   that's how you spot the hackers from the disciplined
developers!!!

The hacker keeps coding until they "get it to work", thus the emphasis on
Configuration Management.  The disciplined software engineer takes the time
to take an algorithmic approach , i.e. they design the thing then code it,
thus these folks emphasise the disciplines of the architect (to jump into
the current on going debate) and don't tax the config mgt system anywhere
near as much as the hacker.  Before firing them, I've seen hackers try to
create 2 or 3 "final" coded modules in a day.  (One of my little management
indicators).

Ken


Kenneth B. Hawks                                   |\   /|   "Fox Forever"
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