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Article #620899Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: Bob Eager
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:51
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:51
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 08:39:59 +0000, AndyW wrote: > On 22/02/2018 07:54, Charles Richmond wrote: > >> Debugging can be challenging, but *not* as repugnant and off-putting as >> cutting up a human body IMO. Some few actually enjoy debugging... I've >> not been in that rare company myself. > > I have to admit that I find debugging more satisfying than coding. I > used to gear my coding towards debugging with accessible variables, > clear structure etc. I was always later than my colleagues finishing the > coding but usually I was one of the first to complete debuggung and > testing. I once saw a theory that programmers are carelewss with code because they secretly enjoy the challenge of debugging! Python? Try assembly language - or, if you are old enough to remember BCPL, that's a language where you can store the address of some code in a label and GOTO somewhere completely different... -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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