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: clines@delete_this.airmail.net (Kevin Cline) Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada? Date: 1997/05/12 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 240984897 References: <5ih6i9$oct$1@waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu> <5k60au$gig@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <5k88f8$387@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <5ku5tj$9d9$1@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au> <5AB7287E9247441B.B61EDFD34B8F49B0.FCD25A82E03921C6@library-proxy.airnews.net> <0313A6944836C48E.193DB760B2AB7789.7A79EA9ECF40F6E3@library-proxy.airnews.net> <5l5qhj$l6a@mtinsc05.worldnet.att.net> X-Orig-Message-ID: <33778b9d.2146359@news.airmail.net> Organization: INTERNET AMERICA NNTP-Proxy-Relay: library.airnews.net Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Craig Franck wrote: >> >>If I were the student, I would be upset too. Anyone, particularly a CS >>professsor, who provides software to automate assignment submission should >>have the sense to provide a warning before deleting old information. >>I wonder if the student was even informed that he should read the manual. > >He has to be told to do this? > Today, users expect to be able to use simple systems WITHOUT reading a manual. Certainly a system as simple as one for assignment submission. >>In all seriousness, I feel sorry for Mr. Eachus students. > >So do I. First they operate the software, then tragedy strikes, then >they must consult the documentation to find out why. Maybe someone >should break them of this pattern. As I understand it, the student had no clue that the first part of his submission was not received until he got his grade for that assignment. > >>I don't think Mr. >>Eachus would be very happy if he were told that a file he accidental deleted >>while working at Mitre was unrecoverable because no backups were made. > >If he were wise he would consult with the network administrator and >find out what the policy is on backups. If the network administrator is doing his job, part of the process of new account creation will be informing that user of those policies. I have little use for people who stand on principle instead of actively working with others to reach the common goal.