Oh my god!
From: André Thieme (address.good.until.2004.aug.11_at_justmail.de)
Date: 06/18/04
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Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 03:51:36 +0200
Folks,
I am a bit disappointed.
Okay, in this posting I will paste some german texts, so please don't
run away when you see them. I will give a little translation (my english
skills aren't perfect, but you will understand it).
Some minutes ago I visited the newsticker of "heise online" [1]
(something like slashdot) and read an article [2] about a virtual
university in Bavaria (germany). They offer free courses for students.
Well, I was curious and visited their website [3]. I surfed to their
information page about computer science and found a very interesting
course: "Neuronale Netze und Fuzzy-Control-Systeme"
(neural networks and fuzzy-control-systems).
So what was the description about this course? See: [4]
"Auf der einen Seite lag es an der Unzulänglichkeit der Rechensysteme
(Arbeitspeicher, Geschwindigkeit), auf der anderen Seite war die
Entwicklung der zugehörigen Programme zu kompliziert. Insbesondere
erwiesen sich die Algorithmen zu den Programmen als schwer verständlich,
die zugehörige Programmiersprache (LISP) bzw. Werkzeuge (KEE) waren nur
schwer erlernbar und kaum beherrschbar.
Für neue Technologien, für bessere Programme, für 'künstliche
Intelligenz auf Rechnern' war so keine Perspektive gegeben.
Glücklicherweise begann um diese Zeit der Siegeszug des Personal
Computer mit neuer Hardware, neuen Systemen, neuen Programmiersprachen
(zuerst C++, dann Java)."
Here I try a translation which maintains the meaning:
"On the one hand it were the shortcomings of computers (ram, speed), and
on the other hand the development of programs was to complicated.
Especially the algorithms for the programs proved to be hard to
understand and the associated programming language LISP and the tools
(KEE) were hard to learn and barely controllable.
For new technologies, for better programs, for 'AI on computers' there
was no prospect. Fortunately at this time the triumphal procession of
the personal computers with new hardware, new systems, new programming
languages (first C++ then Java) began."
I must say that I am shocked about it. Some days ago we mentioned how
Java begins to replace AI programs even in universities. But that some
so called scientific organizations write such a BS is just shocking and
disappointing. However (un-)important this school might be, it just
shows that we are not able to deliver a message.
Links
[1]: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/
[2]: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/48311
[3]: http://www.vhb.org/
[4]:
http://portal2002.vhb.org/katalog/dispatch_detail.asp?nLV=582&nSemester=39&nKatalog=15&nVersion=1
André
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