Why worry about iso downloads whenever there are proven source distributions out there?
Gentoo rocks - if you have all day to install
i have not tried sourceror(sp?), but i'm sure it is ok too.
Plus, red hat and mandrake (red hat more so) tend to deviate from the standard linux structure by placing their own start-up scripts in inconvenient directories...
programming doesn't have to be based on mathematics, more on simple logic.
recursion can be learned without math, in fact i never even did recursion in math until about 2 or 3 years after i started programming.
and as far as algorithms go, some of the popular less-advanced ones like binary sort can be understood through logic without being strong in math...
i will agree though that more advanced development, such as creation of encryption and compression algorithms, requires a greater knowledge of math.
My question to Dr. Wallace is one with two parts, how necessary are list responses in the development of AI? and if they are necessary, are they a baby steps in the right direction.
I ask with NO knowledge of AI, but have thought the main goal was for a computer to ask...rather than to answer.
If Symantec wishes to maintain the bugtraq in similar fashion as it presently exists, why would they shell-out 75 million dollars when they could have just perused the site fo' free?
Next is dotSymantec, subscribe for yearly fee to get AntiVirus software, updates, and security advisories...The Internet is beginning to suck, I'm going back to the library, some of those are still FREE!
So I coded by hand on paper, then went to the lab to type it in.
Writing code on paper isn't a skill. And as far as your comment of writing it first then typing it in is fine but that has nothing to do with an exam where you don't have the option to use a compiler. Some profs deduct for mismatched parens which is not a logical error but rather a syntax error. This would be like if an English prof told you to write a term paper and you did extensive research but lost points for bad grammar. It matters, but is it enough to dismiss the research done?
I also disagree with large sections of 'write the code' on exams too. The profs. should incorporate more creative questions that you have to think about and possibly write pseudo-code to solve. After all they always say, "don't worry so much about syntax." And often when I'm gonna write an app at home, I'll just use the ol' pen and pad to get the concept and write some pseudo-code with a few method headers but don't usually write out much code. But maybe I rely on the compiler too much for syntax?
I have started developing all of my server-side and web apps in Java, and think it is a fairly easy, powerful language to use. However, it seems like I read through the comments and Java seems to always be LOW on everyone's favorite language list. Is this because it came too late? But I would think PHP came later. Or is it because no one wants to learn another language if they already know C++ and Perl? I personally don't have much use at the moment for C++ (but see it's importance in some things over Java like game development) and only use Perl if I'm writing scripts to learn more about Unix - Just curious why Java seems so hated.
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Why worry about iso downloads whenever there are proven source distributions out there?
Gentoo rocks - if you have all day to install
i have not tried sourceror(sp?), but i'm sure it is ok too.
Plus, red hat and mandrake (red hat more so) tend to deviate from the standard linux structure by placing their own start-up scripts in inconvenient directories...
Go for the more hands on linux approach!
programming doesn't have to be based on mathematics, more on simple logic.
recursion can be learned without math, in fact i never even did recursion in math until about 2 or 3 years after i started programming.
and as far as algorithms go, some of the popular less-advanced ones like binary sort can be understood through logic without being strong in math...
i will agree though that more advanced development, such as creation of encryption and compression algorithms, requires a greater knowledge of math.
My question to Dr. Wallace is one with two parts, how necessary are list responses in the development of AI? and if they are necessary, are they a baby steps in the right direction.
I ask with NO knowledge of AI, but have thought the main goal was for a computer to ask...rather than to answer.
If Symantec wishes to maintain the bugtraq in similar fashion as it presently exists, why would they shell-out 75 million dollars when they could have just perused the site fo' free?
Next is dotSymantec, subscribe for yearly fee to get AntiVirus software, updates, and security advisories...The Internet is beginning to suck, I'm going back to the library, some of those are still FREE!
I think i remember Teoma making the same claim, "we're better than Google.".
They should be featured on one of those shows - Where Are They Now?
So I coded by hand on paper, then went to the lab to type it in.
Writing code on paper isn't a skill. And as far as your comment of writing it first then typing it in is fine but that has nothing to do with an exam where you don't have the option to use a compiler. Some profs deduct for mismatched parens which is not a logical error but rather a syntax error.
This would be like if an English prof told you to write a term paper and you did extensive research but lost points for bad grammar. It matters, but is it enough to dismiss the research done?
I also disagree with large sections of 'write the code' on exams too. The profs. should incorporate more creative questions that you have to think about and possibly write pseudo-code to solve. After all they always say, "don't worry so much about syntax."
And often when I'm gonna write an app at home, I'll just use the ol' pen and pad to get the concept and write some pseudo-code with a few method headers but don't usually write out much code. But maybe I rely on the compiler too much for syntax?
I have started developing all of my server-side and web apps in Java, and think it is a fairly easy, powerful language to use. However, it seems like I read through the comments and Java seems to always be LOW on everyone's favorite language list.
Is this because it came too late? But I would think PHP came later. Or is it because no one wants to learn another language if they already know C++ and Perl? I personally don't have much use at the moment for C++ (but see it's importance in some things over Java like game development) and only use Perl if I'm writing scripts to learn more about Unix - Just curious why Java seems so hated.