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- From: amos@huji.ac.il (amos shapir)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
- Subject: Re: "Training" of programmers
- Message-ID: <amos.716569310@shum>
- Date: 15 Sep 92 15:01:50 GMT
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- ok@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Richard A. O'Keefe) writes:
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- >A spelling flame is appropriate here, because one of the _major_
- >software skills that people need is the ability to proof-read. (And in
- >areas where they are weak, good software engineers use such automatic
- >tools as are available.)
-
- Talking of automatic tools (for spelling in this case, but any design
- tools are relevant in this discussion) reminded me of the following
- poem (I have no idea where it came from or who the author is):
-
-
- I have a spelling checker
- It came with my PC
- it clearly marks for my revue
- Mistakes I cannot sea.
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- I ran this poem threw it
- I'm sure your pleased to no
- Its letter perfect in its weigh
- My speller told me saw.
-
- :-)
-
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- Amos Shapir Net: amos@cs.huji.ac.il
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