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Article #620943Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: Peter Flass
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 01:04
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 01:04
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Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote: > On 2/22/2018 1:19 PM, Peter Flass wrote: >> Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote: >>> >>> [snip...] [snip...] [snip...] >>> >>> 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. >>> >> >> Sometimes it's fun, or at least satisfying when you get to the "aha >> moment." >> > > <joke> > > Psycho-analysis is a losing situation. You can go through counselling > for 20 years and still *not* find the solution to your problems. Or, > you can go to counselling for 20 years and *finally* find out what is > wrong... then you'll never forgive yourself for all the time you wasted!!! > > </joke> > > Debugging can be similar to this. You can work for hours to track down > a bug... only to find out that you did something very stupid to cause > the problem!!! Most bugs I tracked down... ended up being bone-headed > mistakes instead of important conceptual errors in implementing an > algorithm. > > Yup -- Pete
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