Re: [Edu-sig] Programmers missing

2008-01-28 Thread David Reed
On Jan 28, 2008, at 8:53 AM, Andre Roberge wrote: > 2008/1/28 Jan Ulrich Hasecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Was it already posted here? >> >> http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2008/01/0801DewarSchonberg.html >> > > No, it was not posted (afaik). Thanks for the link. > > I find it interesting t

Re: [Edu-sig] Movies anyone?

2007-12-20 Thread David Reed
On Dec 20, 2007, at 12:55 AM, kirby urner wrote: > I'm wondering if anyone is using, or thinking of using, this imdbpy to > give students an early appreciation for the power of an open source > Python package, to deliver relevant movie-related information. > > Cut and pasting (excerpting) from >

Re: [Edu-sig] Using objects early was Procedural front end for Zelle's graphics.py

2007-02-07 Thread David Reed
On Feb 7, 2007, at 6:10 PM, kirby urner wrote: > > I probably sound like a militant compared to most college professors, > but I assure you many of my private sector collegues are far more > polemical than I, when it comes to pointing out shortcomings in the > current curriculum. > This is my

Re: [Edu-sig] Using objects early was Procedural front end for Zelle's graphics.py

2007-02-07 Thread David Reed
On Feb 7, 2007, at 4:07 PM, kirby urner wrote: > On 2/7/07, David Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For a CS0 course that is only spending a portion of the semester on > Python, it probably makes little difference whether you use a > procedural or object oriented approach

Re: [Edu-sig] Using objects early was Procedural front end for Zelle's graphics.py

2007-02-07 Thread David Reed
On Feb 7, 2007, at 11:16 AM, John Zelle wrote: > On Wednesday 07 February 2007 8:32 am, Vern Ceder wrote: >> Brian Blais wrote: >>> Peter Drake wrote: Is anyone else using Python procedurally in an intro course, or is what I'm doing here perverse? >> >> ... >> >>> this one, *for t

Re: [Edu-sig] Properties use case

2006-03-25 Thread David Reed
On Mar 25, 2006, at 8:33 AM, Arthur wrote: > > >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Laura Creighton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:16 AM >>> To: Arthur > >>> Ok, so it does matter. Are you locking your complex number >>> before modifying it? > > Just to genera

Re: [Edu-sig] Microsoft's KPL

2005-10-09 Thread David Reed
On Oct 9, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Lloyd Hugh Allen wrote: > On 10/9/05, Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Kirby Urner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 3:36 PM >>> To: 'Arthur'; 'Laura Creighton' >>> Cc: edu-sig@python.org;