Re: Latest Joel article

Jim Cooper <jcooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> However, we do work in an industry where there are a vast number of
> untrained/badly trained people working as developers. Some of these have a
> talent, and will educate themselves in what I call professional skills, but
> many/most of them will not. Even in the Delphi world, it constantly amazes me
> how little is known about object orientation, for example.

I agree, though I think the only good training comes from years of on-the-job
experience. A competent, experienced programmer will be far more productive
than a fresh grad. Also, "self-taught" doesn't mean untrained. Some of the best
programmers I've ever known were self-taught.

I think Joel does have a point about recursion though. If a "programmer"
doesn't understand recursion, or where and when to use it, it is unlikely that
he is very good for much else either.

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