CinnamonDonkey wrote: > Top responses guys! This has all helped increadibly. > > Bearophile, > > My applogies if I have offended you, but: > > 1. "I can't know much about you from the start" - Is kind of my point. > Perhaps it would be better to avoid jumping to conclusions and pre- > judging someones abilities simply because they are lacking knowledge > in a particular area. > I agree in your case it meant you were misjudged, but experience has proved that it's important to establish the correct level of discourse before proceeding to discuss solutions.
> Would it have been better if I had opened my thread with a copy of my > CV? I've got a Degree in Digital Systems Engineering (yes I am also an > Engineer)... I went on to do a Phd in AI and Robotics where I also > developed embedded systems. I bummed out on that after 3 years and > went on to work for a games company where I worked on 6 game titles > across 5 different platforms. I was a Lead Software Engineer for the > last 5 years. Before now moving on again. > No, none of that would have helped ;-) > 2. I am also very much a follower of the K.I.S.S. approach, 9 times > out of 10 the simplest solution is often the best. > > As an Engineer though I would also suggest that the best way to learn > is to try solving a problem being sure to constantly assess your > approach and then your final solution. By dismissing a possible avenue > you are dismissing a whole new path of knowledge. Is it not better to > try and fail than never try at all? Surely this is how we gain the > valuable experience we need. > > By simply suggesting a "simple default" solution, I may never have > consider the alternatives nor understand why they are or are not > suitable. > That's true, but we seem to be converging to rational discussion. > 3. I get your point about Students, sometimes there is such a thing as > too much knowledge or information overload. Whilst doing a PhD I had > to take labs and teach students... The approach I tried to take was > one off, "You may not need packages, why do you think you need > packages?" or "This is how packages would be used and why they would > be used... do you still think you need packages" or better still, for > a capable student, "This is how packages work, try solving your > problem and then tell me if you think it was a good solution." > > > Going with R. David Murray, perhaps I also jumped too my own > conclusion too quickly and for that I appologise. > People round here generally have broad shoulders and are slow to take offense. No need to worry - and welcome to c.l.py! regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ Want to know? Come to PyCon - soon! http://us.pycon.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
