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- From: riskit@x400gate.bnr.ca (Reg Foulkes)
- Subject: How to think CS (was Re: Computer Science Programs
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- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 10:43:44 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug16.230658.9890@src.umd.edu>, clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles
- C. Lin) wrote:
-
- > Essentially, you need to
- > learn how to think computer science. How to reason
- > about concepts. I think few people are introspective
- > enough (even profs.) at being able to describe why
- > they are so good at the topic, which means that they
- > are sometimes unable to use that experience and pass it
- > on to the students.
-
- No truer words have been spoken.
- Not being able to describe CS concepts is a paradox that
- I just don't understand. How can someone know something
- such as, CS and not be able to describe it to others? If one
- cannot explain it it probably was not understood.
-
- Every time I open a new CS book I get the feeling the author
- is trying to hide concepts, rather than trying to explain concepts.
- It is probably because the author writes only for others who are
- as adept as he in the area of discussion.
-
-
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- riskit@x400gate.bnr.ca (Reg Foulkes)
-
- No passion on earth, no love or hate
- Is equal to the passion
- to change someone else's code
-