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2010-06-27
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Is it even possible to sling code without understanding it?
(for the sake if discussion I'm ignoring a lot of pre-existing Javascript and Perl code ;-).
For sure it's much easier to sleep at lectures without understanding the subject matter than it is to code without understanding how programming in general works. But, it all depends on your priorities, age, skills and how you want to use your time and/or money.
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2010-06-27
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@ Sweden
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These days a fairer consideration would be the Qt style C++, which isn't really much harder than Java.
std::cout << "Hello world!" << std::endl;
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2010-06-27
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@ Finland
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You don't need to know much about data structures - that's why we have class libraries.
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2010-06-27
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@ Bucharest
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Compiler theory is extremely helpful when you realize that your compiler can drastically change how your software works (even breaks!)
Understanding what is going on below your software is essential, even if you aren't going to delve down into it. And hiding up in a VM is not always an option.
Certainly. Toss lots of conditionals and evaluations into code running on an A8 and you'll slow things down. Allocate memory or create large chunks of data that aren't multiples of 4K on an x86 system and strange things happen. Even data structure performance is heavily dependent on what the system you're on is doing.
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2010-06-27
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@ West Virginia
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University & computer science is waste of time if you just want to start programming. You learn it by doing, not sitting at school listening to guys talking about doing it.
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2010-06-27
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2010-06-27
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@ 'Nam
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2010-06-28
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@ Illinois, USA
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#29
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...and just to add, if I set a focus on C++ I'll be damn sure doing my own work outside the coursework assigned in class.
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2010-06-28
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I also want to be more useful by knowing a language and being able to apply it at work, regardless of where I work.
Languages are easy, systems are hard.