<snip> >that's the case. Syntax (languages) change, as does hardware changes, but the underlying concepts have not. Unfortunately most schools appear to
I'm not so sure that's true. While the fundamentals of programming -- if-then, for loop, etc. -- dont' change much from language to language. Concepts like design patterns and refactoring have vastly changed the way I do programming, while test-driven development and aspect-oriented programming will probably change me further once I understand them. These ways of thinking about programming certainly weren't around when I was in college back in the 80's. I-Lin Kuo, Madison, WI Macromedia Certified ColdFusion 5.0 Advanced Developer Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer Ann Arbor Java Users Group (www.aajug.org) SUN Top 25 JUG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2327 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
