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=1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1014db,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8775b19e3c68a5dc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 111d6b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid111d6b,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public From: anonymous@anonymous.org (anonymous) Subject: Re: Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java? Date: 1998/01/14 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 315803441 References: <67et6o$dql@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <882757510snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <67ktrg$ibk@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <883319809snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <68bt2p$d48@lotho.delphi.com> <34a991f0.2379476@news.diac.com> <68dm0i$brv1@news.fiberlink.net> <01bd198f$4050d960$68c8b5cc@dhite.unicomp.net> <34B71B71.1EFDCAD8@ix.netcom.com> <34B8DC0F.BA0554DB@acm.org> <01bd1ebd$8580b9a0$b2684bc2@xzSys> <34BA520B.534F@mail.state.wi.us> Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.cobol,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Ah, the old discipline bigotry problem.......... Erudition works, but peer interaction cerainly is a plus (taking a class).. Beating one's head against the wall for days on a problem is more likely to occur less often in the peer environment (though this doesn't necessarily have to be in school. It would seem to me however that in this day and age,in a typical eduactional setting, a Chemistry student would be more likely to have a higer degree of exposure to programming than a programmer major would to Chemistry but not by much.. maybe a year.. > Barrabazz wrote: > > > > Ok, but, why are you sure "a good CS degree course" (haha) is the only way > > to get to that knowledge? Ever been in a bookstore or library? > > I think you will be better rewarded if you learn to play golf and keep > abreast of football, basketball, and baseball. > > Certainly, most of what you need to know is in the books. But, there are > over a dozen computer books out there. Which ones should you read? A > teacher or other programmers can guide you to the right ones. > > How do you convince someone that you know the subject matter? > > Ron