Re: A Dialogue

On 9/25/07, Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"What makes a good programmer is not what he or she already knows:
it's whether or not they have the capacity to solve problems. Knowing
syntax always plays second fiddle to problem solving."

i always say you can teach people syntax but logic can't be taught....

Thanks,
Tommy Holden

Good point Tommy. I didn't get into computers professionally until my late
20's, long after I graduated. But I took to it like a fish out of water,
largely because my Degree was in Philosophy with a concentration in
"Critical and Analytic Skills" (logic). When I started learning how to code
in RPGIII, everything just sort of intuitively made sense to me.

There is another saying that a friend of mine is fond of using: "Common
Sense isn't so common."