Re: The International standard paper on Ada !!

[Marin David Condic <condicma@bogon.pwfl.com>]

Robert Dewar wrote:

> If you think about it the book "C++ for Dummies" is pretty
> frightening. The idea that software is appropriately written
> by people willing to think of themselves as dummies does NOT
> seem a good thing :-(
>

I suspect the 'XXX For Dummies' titles have really come to mean 'XXX For
Those With No Experience In The Area At All' and is not quite so
pejorative as it might seem. The 'For Dummies' probably works because it
makes people feel comfortable with the book, believing that it won't
contain material so turgid or murky that only a rocket scientist could
figure it out.

I suppose that everyone has to start out learning programming somewhere,
but I'd agree that it would be better if people approached it with the
attitude that it is something which requires good mental capabilities
and hard work. It shouldn't be viewed as something that anyone can do
with a week's worth of training.

MDC
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