Re: What is a student?

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

Anh Vo wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> Leslie wrote:
>
>> I suppose in a sense I am a student of Ada, in that I am just
>> starting with the language. On the other hand, I'm not paying
>> anyone to teach it to me, and the only test that I have to
>> pass is the one that I set for myself: does my software produce
>> the results that I am seeking? I hope that my perceived status
>> has not inhibited other posters from replying to my questions.
>> :-)
>
> When answering a question, I never think about whether it is from a
> student or not although the question is pretty similar between a
> newbie's and a student's. Even a poster is a student, as long as he or
> she is willing to learn I am ok with that.

Here on c.l.a we are wary of university or school students who are
unwilling to learn but have some assignment to do and look for
somebody to do their homework for them.  Answering the question for
them only helps them cheat.  Depending on how the question is phrased,
it may or may not be obvious whether the OP really wants to learn.
This explains the suspicions.

Yes, everyone is a student, but not everyone has a school assignment
to do :)

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Ludovic Brenta.