On Jun 14, 6:04 pm, Steven D'Aprano <st...@removethis.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> I think there are about 100 million VB code-monkeys who prove that theory > wrong. > > Seriously, and without denigrating any specific language, you can program by > (almost) mindlessly following a fixed number of recipes and patterns. This > will get the job done, but it won't make you a good programmer. When Dijkstra was asked what next programming language to learn he would typically recommend Latin :-) > Really? So you don't think that the best way to get good at something > is to practice? I think I'm paraphrasing Richard Feynman here, but the > only way to truly understand something is to do it. > Obviously a bit of guided learning is a major boon, but you can't be practice. For every one Horowitz there are a thousand wannbes thumping on the piano trying to become Horowitz. The traction that practice gives is maximal only in the beginning. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
