Help needed writing GUI comparison
Ivan Van Laningham
ivanlan at callware.com
Thu Feb 17 20:41:46 EST 2000
Hi All--
Paul Prescod wrote:
>
> Ivan Van Laningham wrote:
> >
> >
> > Addtionally, the last 8 chapters of _Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours_
>
> So the idea is you walk around reading the book for one day (no sleep,
> no breaks) and by the end you're a Python expert. I could see that being
> valuable for people who pad their resumes and then need to cram before
> their first day of work.
>
Nope. You won't be an expert unless you were already an expert. If
people who pad their resumes take 24 hours to read the book, you have a
lot more things to worry about than their Python expertise. ...
> Compare:
>
> http://www.itknowledge.com/reference/0672313057.html
>
> I-knew-Python-was-20-times-easier 'ly yrs
>
As I said, I targetted the book to people who want to learn how to
program. I think I can teach them 20 times as much as with Perl. Oh,
'scuse me, didn't mean to swear.
<besides-you-can't-teach-expert-if-you-ain't-one>-ly y'rs,
Ivan
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Ivan Van Laningham
Callware Technologies, Inc.
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http://www.pauahtun.org and
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Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70
Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours
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