tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post8387536582241031313..comments2023-10-23T14:31:30.297-07:00Comments on words of advice for young people: Radical Novelty - Edsger Dijkstra and what might have beenSDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06074492906736058141noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-39079511656344207772017-08-28T00:30:21.838-07:002017-08-28T00:30:21.838-07:00Your content is nothing short of bright in many fo...Your content is nothing short of bright in many forms. I think this is friendly and eye-opening material. I have gotten so many ideas from your blog. Thank you so much. <a href="http://www.greatdiplomas.com/" rel="nofollow">fake diplomas</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272036802434471851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-65485580390551706472016-06-02T05:20:34.980-07:002016-06-02T05:20:34.980-07:00the technological singularity has already happened...the technological singularity has already happened... just in a medium that those looking for it haven't considered...MasonNixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127174714460868249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-85939032488608188932009-07-28T09:51:42.500-07:002009-07-28T09:51:42.500-07:00Thanks for stopping by. I used Scheme as an examp...Thanks for stopping by. I used Scheme as an example b/c it's the one I hear CS students griping about the most. I suppose what I don't like is the idea of jumping to learning a language with the 'what's in it for me?' attitude w/out having a sense or appreciation for the basic principles being covered.<br /><br />As Mr. Miyagi would say in the Karate Kid, 'wax on, wax offSDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074492906736058141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-88822379632998292182009-07-28T06:38:44.420-07:002009-07-28T06:38:44.420-07:00You mention how they don't teach Scheme, and y...You mention how they don't teach Scheme, and you imply that teaching it would be a good thing. You do realize that Dijkstra hated Lisp and only thanked it for allowing creativity to sprout, for some useful ideas (but nothing more)? Lisp, in Dijkstra's view, would be a terrible language to offer in a university - for it wouldn't teach them about structure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com