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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:24:38 -0500
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On 3/4/2011 1:18 PM, KK6GM wrote:
>> I was just being hyperbolic. I fully agree that college classes
>> in embedded device programming don't need to have their students
>> write programs with graphical user interfaces.
>
> So you agree with Dr. Dewar about the problems re Java and modern CS
> programs.

No, not at all. What fraction of programmers will spend their
careers working on embedded systems?

> BTW, I don't think all the 8-bit manufacturers (not to mention e.g.
> the Cortex M0 and M3 manufacturers) are selling only to college
> classrooms.

Huh?