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- From: davidc@panix.com (David B. Chorlian)
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- Subject: Re: Scientists as Programmers (was Re: Small Language Wanted)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep7.235932.23425@panix.com>
- Date: 7 Sep 92 23:59:32 GMT
- References: <1992Aug31.133811.3626@crd.ge.com> <1992Aug31.144045.11416@hubcap.clemson.edu> <1992Aug31.184805.10913@texhrc.uucp> <1992Sep1.000910.16548@cis.ohio-state.edu> <BtwJGC.1F1@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Sep04.222529.29814@digibd.com>
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- In <1992Sep04.222529.29814@digibd.com> rhealey@dellr4.digibd.com (Rob Healey) writes:
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- >In article <BtwJGC.1F1@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, ceblair@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Charles Blair) writes:
- >|> >This is one of the main reasons that the Computing Sciences Accreditation
- >|> >Board was formed by ACM and IEEE-CS in the mid-80s. Programs that are
- >|> >accredited through CSAB must require 2/5 of a year of science (four courses,
- >|> >including the equivalent of a two-semester sequence in a lab science for
- >|> >science majors, and ...
- >|>
- >|> I do not see why somebody intending to programming work, even in a real
- >|> world setting, needs two semesters of lab science.
-
- > Data gathering skills, observation skills, statistical analysis
- > of data taken skills. All needed in many programming areas
- > where you are controlling or monitoring something. How do you
-
- This sounds like the argument that in order to read/write English,
- you should study Latin. Clearly the relevant parts of the study of
- Latin, the etymology and the comparative grammar, could be studied
- on their own. The reason for studying Latin is to learn another
- language/culture, and thus one could study any other language.
-
- So if studying lab science is to help you with certain CS skills/
- requirements, you'd be better off studying them directly. The
- reason for studying a lab science is to learn a DIFFERENT "culture".
- That's a good reason.
-
- > construct a test to see if your code handles all inputs with
- > proper outputs? Experience in labs can help with this skill even
- > though on the surface it seems like a stretch.
-
- > Overall, people are good or bad developers/engineers because
- > of the efforts they make to go BEYOND what teachers regurgitate
- > at them in class. 95% of what I do on a daily basis is similar
- > to experiences I exposed myself to OUTSIDE of classes or school
- > per say.
- >
- > People who just study books and ace tests make poor
- > business employees but fairly good academics, i.e. LOT'S of
- > theory but little experience to back that theory up.
-
- > IMHO,
-
- > -Rob
-
-
- David B. Chorlian
- Neurodynamics Lab
- SUNY/HSCB
- davidc@panix.com
-
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- David B. Chorlian
- Neurodynamics Lab
- SUNY/HSCB
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