Re: Delphi in more schools (was Re: Microsoft here I come)


"John Kaster (Borland)" <johnk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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JEM wrote:

If the learning institutions
aren't teaching it, the corporate world sees that as a lack
of interest and basically writes it off.

You believe that what is taught in schools determines what the
corporate world uses, and not the other way around?

Absolutely yes and no. Chicken and egg.

There is definitely an influence. "Determine" is probably too strong a
word. I think I've mentioned this example before, but I've always bought
Tektroniks oscilloscopes. That's what we had in our labs in college, they
were good, and I knew that. I *didn't* know that about the competitors
(they may have been fine, I just had no experience).

In a previous life at a large chemical company, when my guys wanted a scope
I had a *lot* more questions when they wanted something other than
Tektroniks. I didn't rule out something else, but it was sure easier for
them if they didn't have to answer a bunch of questions. No scheme on my
part, I just had more questions.

Not long ago I wanteda portable storage scope here at home (yea, everybody
should have one<g>). I bought a Tektroniks scope off eBay.

Dan


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