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- From: dlmiller@iquest.net (Doug Miller)
- Subject: Re: Need Professional advice (by a beginner)
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- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 17:06:16 GMT
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- Bruce Klaydman <bruce@netvision.net.il> wrote:
- >I want to be a professional programmer my question is
- >can I do it on my own (without taking any courses) ?
- >If so what books should I read, what language(s) should I study
- >(should it be C or C++, or both)?
- >
- >Thank you.
- >
- >Bruce.
-
- Question: would you propose attempting to become a surgeon "on [your] own (without taking
- any courses)" ?
-
- Then why do you suppose you could become a professional programmer (or a professional
- anything, for that matter) without taking any courses ?
-