invert or reverse a string... warning this is a rant

[Demel, Jeff]

wlfraed at ix.netcom.com wrote:
>ONE usage... The old intro-to-programming Palindrome detector 
>becomes a very simple assignment given an easy means of 
>reversing a string (vs the "expected" loop comparing from 
>the ends in to the center)

Ok, let me re-phrase:

...[snip]...
I've been programming professionally for over 10 years, and have never
once needed to reverse a string *or detect a palindrome*.  Maybe it's a
lack of imagination on my part, but I can't think of a single instance
this might be necessary.
...[snip]...

;)

Those damn "intro-to-programming" classes nail me again!  Is this why
the applicants I see that are fresh out of college with their shiny new
computer science degrees can't seem to code their way out of a wet paper
bag?

-Jeff
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