C or C++ programming mutual assistance group(s) ?

[Phillip Mills]

On Aug 16, 2004, at 6:00 AM, James McIntosh wrote:

> He claimed, without a lot of support, to be a C programmer himself, 
> and he
> probably knew nothing of C++.

That's a common problem, sometimes based on logic and sometimes on 
paranoia.

Setting a fairly low standard isn't a terrible idea in an environment 
where a) there's going to be a lot of turnover, and b) you aren't in a 
position to hire (or train) for excellence.  (Well, yes it is a 
terrible idea, but within that context there may not be any better 
ones.)  OTOH, there are people who think the definition of 'too 
complicated' is 'that which they personally don't understand'.

When I started programming it seemed that every employer was a 'C shop' 
or a 'Fortran shop' or a 'Cobol shop' and only developed with a 
restricted set of tools.  It's been almost 20 years since I've 
encountered a place like that.  I thought that selecting the best tool 
for the job at hand had become universal, but maybe not.

........................
Phillip Mills
Multi-platform software development
(416) 224-0714

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