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- From: eager@eagercon.com (Michael J. Eager)
- Subject: Re: Can you program in C?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.173631.14193@eagercon.com>
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- Organization: Eager Consulting
- References: <00963BF4.675CEA80@vms.csd.mu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:36:31 GMT
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- In article 675CEA80@vms.csd.mu.edu, 2644danticoj@vms.csd.mu.edu () writes:
- >Greetings--
- >
- >My name is Cetera and I am new to this network. I am anxiously awaiting
- >graduating Marquette this December, but there is an obstacle in my way. I must
- >first pass this math class in which I must program in C. I don't know this
- >language, and now must write several programs before the end of the year. The
- >course teaches data structures, which I have no problems understanding.
- >However, all homework is programmed in C and because of an adminstrative
- >loop-hole, I was enrolled in the class with no knowledge of the needed
- >programming language. So, can you help me write these programs, thereby
- >allowing me to graduate and go on to serve my country as an officer on a
- >nuclear submarine? Please???? My future depends on it. By the way, I will be
- >using a UNIX machine with a STUDSYS compiler. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
-
- Let's clarify a few things:
- 1) You were enrolled in the class against your will, as result of an
- administrative loophole, in spite of the fact that you don't have the
- required prerequisites?
- 2) You absolutely don't have time to sit down with a good C text book and
- learn the language?
- 3) You cannot drop the class and take it again next term, enrolling in the
- prerequisite course this term?
- 4) You believe that everyone else has adequate free time to write three
- programs plus an extra credit for someone they have never met?
- 5) You think that "depending on the kindness of strangers" is an appropriate
- method of doing your class work and receiving a degree?
- 6) You believe that the code of ethics, requiring that you turn in only work
- which you have performed yourself, which your school surely requires is a
- pointless exercise in misguided philosophy?
- 7) You believe that plagurism and representing other people's work as your
- own exemplifies the best that can be expected of an officer in the navy?
- 8) You believe that laws against fraud apply only to other folks?
- 9) You believe that your future depends on conning other people into doing
- your work for you in this class and perhaps in every other class?
-
-
-
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