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Article #5892Re: Languages in the the REAL world -- Listing
From: Stan Switzer
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1988 21:12
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1988 21:12
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In article <4950002@hpiacla.HP.COM> scottg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Scott Gulland) writes: > With languages which have substantially different underlying paradyms such > as PROLOG, I would expect a competent engineer to take torwards the longer > side of the estimate to learn the language (eg 6 weeks). Remember the > professional programmer has 40hrs/week to concentrate on comming up to > speed on a new lanuguage. Only hermits get to devote full time to a single task. Unfortunately, in the real world there are other demands on one's time. You have to make an extra effort to invest in yourself. However, I generally agree with the sentiment that a competent engineer should be expected to learn (and become proficient in) new tools when necessary. One with a _professional_ attitude will learn new tools simply in order to stay current in the field, not just when needed. Stan Switzer sjs@ctt.bellcore.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!hubcap!gatech!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!bellcore!jcricket!sjs From: sjs@jcricket.ctt.bellcore.com (Stan Switzer) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Languages in the the REAL world -- Listing Message-ID: <11977@bellcore.bellcore.com> Date: 22 Nov 88 21:12:44 GMT References: <325@lafcol.UUCP> <4950002@hpiacla.HP.COM> Sender: news@bellcore.bellcore.com Reply-To: sjs@ctt.bellcore.com (Stan Switzer) Organization: Bellcore Lines: 18