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- Path: herold.franken.de!jhd
- Date: 16 Mar 1996 12:28:00 +0100
- From: jhd@herold.franken.de (Joachim Durchholz)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.object,comp.software-eng
- Message-ID: <64-tUhtV3RB@herold.franken.de>
- References: <1995Jul3.034108.4193@rcmcon.com>
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- Subject: Re: Beware of "C" Hackers -- A rebuttal to Bertrand Meyer
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- ell@access4.digex.net wrote 16.03.96 on Re: Beware of "C" Hackers -- A rebuttal to Bertrand Meyer:
-
- > : PRUDENT HIRING PRINCIPLE: Beware of C hackers.
- > :
- > : A "C hacker" is somewone who has had too much practice writing
- > : low-level C software and making use of all the special techniques and
- > : tricks permitted by that language.
- > :...
- >
- > I agree 100% with what Meyer says here.
-
- This depends. While doing too much programming in the wrong way can
- seriously twist one's mind, there are still "C hackers" in the above sense
- that can get out of this track. It all depends on how flexible the mind of
- the person in question is.
- Of course, if you know somebody did low-level hacking for a long time, you
- should check wether that man is still able to do high-level programming.
- Or wether he can learn it in reasonable time.
-
- In summary, I would count this against a potential employee, but I
- wouldn't make it the only criterion. And even the worst low-level hacker
- should be able to adequately code routines if the interface is given.
-
- Besides, even in high-level projects, there is an occasional need to do
- low-level stuff. And I think introducing a high-level programmer into the
- gory details of low-level programming is as hard as weaning a low-level
- programmer from his bad low-level habits.
-
- Just my 5c.
-
-
- -Joachim
-
- --
- Im speaking for myself here.
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