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Re: Would-be hacker queries. / Re: Request for new list
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 9 May 1999 21:41:31 GMT
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Aa-Tchoo! <aatchoo@post12%stopspam%.tele.dk>
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Hi again.
Laurentino was so kind as to give me the definitions of the terms I mentioned.
Is it generally agreed that an intelligent newby can ask for definitions of
technical terms, as the
discussion goes along?
If so, I'll try to keep it intelligent and focus on the key words and concepts,
just enough that I (and
probably other newbies) can follow the debates.
And I'll put something in the subject header, so those not interested in the
educational process can
easily delete the queries and/or replies.
This process has built-in limiting mechanisms, by the way. In particular, if it
gets too much for all
y'all, y'all will all stop replying. Agreed?
Thanks for the insights, so far.
Keep well,
Coilín ÓhAiseadha.
stephen p spackman wrote:
>
> Aa-Tchoo! wrote:
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > Hope I can jump in here and ask where a newby who knows he's in the deep end
> > in computer science
> > discussions, - knows he's taking in water, coughing and spluttering but
> > loving every minute of it -
> > go to ask elementary questions like:
> > What's a class library?
> > How do you define function-local variables / recursion / global variables
> > /
> > dynamic memory allocation / dymamic string allocation /
> > object oriented programming, for Christopher's sake?
> > I know this is basic stuff for some and could take up vast yards of
> > bandwidth but I need to find
> > guidance somewhere.
>
> I'm going out of town and have to run for the bus ayt any moment, so I'm
> afraid I don't get to answer your questions.
>
> But a quick comment to those who are contemplating what the New
> Environment should be:
>
> You see? Not everyone out there wants or needs a Java. With a properly
> designed language _not one_ of these concepts would need explaining -
> though most of them would fall out as "huh, that's obvious, you need a
> _word_ for that?" concepts.
>
> Really, Java is much more complex - and less powerful - than it needs to
> be, just because of the market necessity to be like C++.
>
> Why can we not be free of this? The impediment is not technical.
>
> stephen (who thinks a Java port to the RCX *would* be cool, but who just
> doesn't think it meets the brief of "something simpler and more powerful
> that everyone could enjoy using" - I mean, why not port Emacs lisp ;->)
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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