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- From: enag@ifi.uio.no (Erik Naggum)
- Newsgroups: comp.programming
- Subject: Re: what skills does a programmer need
- Message-ID: <23312D@erik.naggum.no>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 19:37:49 GMT
- References: <1992Aug16.193726.18754@usho93.hou281.chevron.com> <1992Aug17.155545.15339@uwm.edu> <DLB.92Aug20083250@fanny.wash.inmet.com>
- Organization: Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
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- David Barton <dlb@fanny.wash.inmet.com> writes:
- |
- | Dijkstra has stated that the first skill needed by any programmer is
- | the ability to write clearly and concisely in his native language. I
- | would agree.
-
- How about foreign languages? We're seeing a strong tendency towards
- using American English all over the place regardless of the programmer's
- native language.
-
- On a related note, is correct spelling and grammar in natural languages
- correlated with proficiency in the syntax of programming languages, or
- is the latter correlated to the ability to manipulate symbols, as in
- mathematics? (My own experience suggests that it's both, and the best
- programmers are those whose good language skills are augmented by good
- mathematical skills, but I've heard otherwise.)
-
- Best regards,
- </Erik>
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