Re: Programming Talant

From: scott007@bellsouth.net (Scott Shelton)

Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000

I agree completely that one can learn programming, but the art of
programming is something that one is born with.  I refer to the people
that have taken all the classes they can and are able to code, but
have no real understand of what they are doing as coders.  Programmers
are the elite few that have a understanding of the art and would be
able to program in any language with just a few days to learn the
quirks about it.

Scott

On Mon, 27 Jul 1998 17:02:09 -0700, Quicksilver
<michael.t.kelly@lmco.com> wrote:

>Tim Lomas wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 21 Jul 1998 23:16:52, Quicksilver <michael.t.kelly@lmco.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I have a personal belief
>> > that programming is like an art, you either got the talent or you
>> > don't.
>> >
>>
>> Not at all, it's like any other skill, it can be learned and then you
>> get better with experience and practise.
>>
>> Tim
>
>  I've taught beginners level computer science. What I found is that
>perfectly intelligent people can have a total mind block when it
>comes to programming. And others, who tended to get C's in any
>other subject, get A's in computer science by the virtue of their
>programming. Yes, you can learn the skill, just like you can learn to
>paint with no talant, BUT you will never be very good at it. Some
>of the people with a lack of talant that still got their degree ended
>up in fields like Testing, Technical Writing, and Sales. Some
>stayed in the field and continue to frustrate the rest of us who
>CAN program. Some became managers. I particularly like the
>ones who became managers. I love a manager who understands
>the software process even if he can't write a quicksort unless
>he finds it in a textbook.
>

References

Re: [Announcement] Eldritch Commercial Launch
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: [Announcement] Eldritch Commercial Launch
jrevell572@aol.com (JRevell572)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: [Announcement] Eldritch Commercial Launch
Quicksilver <michael.t.kelly@lmco.com>
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: [Announcement] Eldritch Commercial Launch
tim@antsnest.demon.co.uk (Tim Lomas)
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Programming Talant
Quicksilver <michael.t.kelly@lmco.com>
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000