From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)" Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada? Date: 1997/05/14 Message-ID: <3379C494.4822@this.message>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 241586470 Sender: usenet@most.fw.hac.com (News Administration) X-Nntp-Posting-Host: sparc02 References: <5ih6i9$oct$1@waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu> <5k88f8$387@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <5ku5tj$9d9$1@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au> Organization: Hughes Defense Communications Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: > Developing a program with a really crappy user interface and then > telling the user that they should have read the manual when the > inevitable problems arise is a less than compelling excuse. > > You're more wrong than was he. That a submission would delete a > previous submission without warning is inexcusable. That such > dangerous behavior was not pointed out is similarly inexcusable. Although I believe the tool should have been more robust,, I can't help but marvel at the mental laziness of the student in not considering whether the submission method might choose a file name that identifies the student and the assignment, and that when both of those are the same, ..... > They didn't write the program. He _did_ submit both parts of the > assignment. That fulfilled his obligation. YOU did not choose to > receive it. He did not "choose" to reject the submission. He provided a tool to make it _easier_ to turn in the assignment. Now everyone jumps on him for not making the tool idiot-proof. Human Factors Principle Number ???: When you try to make a program idiot-proof, you only find out how resourceful an idiot can be. BTW, are comp.lang.* the right place for this topic? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Groleau, Hughes Defense Communications, Fort Wayne, IN USA Senior Software Engineer - AFATDS Tool-smith Wanna-be w w g r o l at p s e u l t 0 1 dot f w dot h a c dot c o m SPAM should be sent to I.want.one@mailbombs.for.idiots.org If you don't want to pay $500 (see 47 USC 227), don't send it here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------