On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 02:41:42AM -0400, Robert G. Brown wrote: > > c) some mix of mentoring by a guru and working your ass off. A bright > and motivated person can teach themselves C, but I'll be damned if I > think that they can teach themselves to code C >>well<< in less than > years of painful mistake-driven lessons unless they have a guru or some > other way of learning some of the simple wisdom that makes it possible > to turn out decent, readable, code. And even with a guru and working > quite hard, it still takes years, just fewer years.
Today it is very straight forward. The 2.6.x linux kernel is an exemplary body of superb C programming code. All you need is motivation and a network connection. And the linux kernel email development lists have hundreds of programming guru's pontificating and standing on soap boxes daily. Thanks, Karen -- Karen Shaeffer Neuralscape, Palo Alto, Ca. 94306 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.neuralscape.com _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
