Justin C. Walker wrote: > > On Jan 8, 2008, at 4:31 PM, Ted Kosan wrote: > >> Jaap wrote: >> >>>> With bandwidth and memory capacity increasing exponentially, this is >>>> fast becoming a non-issue. >>>> >>> I've heard that before! But I don't believe this is the panacea! >> The exponential growth of computing indicates that by 2020, a $1000 >> computer will have the same capacity as a human brain. By 2050, a >> $1000 computer will have the same capacity as all the human brains on >> the planet. > > You may be confusing capacity with capability :-} > > Regardless of the capacity of whatever shows up in the morning, these > things will still be programmed by humans, who are notoriously > clueless about how the brain works. That means that neither the > hardware nor the software will be any more efficient than they > currently are, and in addition, the software is being increasingly > developed by programmers who are relying on that capacity to cover up > for a real lack of talent and understanding. > > That last isn't intended as a slight/insult. I mean that more and > more people are getting hauled into the programming profession > without any real understanding of the job. "Java is so simple a > child can use it" is something that (while hyperbole) product > development managers seem to believe.
Java simple? Teaching experience tells me that learning java is only possible under the condition that you know java! [..] Jaap --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
