in reply to I heart OO

OO, like procedural, like any other tool, are as good as their problems lend themselves to be used. I.e. nails tend to work well with tools you strike with. Mallets, hammers, etc..

OOP, can be a pain for parsers, compilers (to write) and what not. It's biggest strength, is to represent real life things and basic concepts.

'careful daniel san. Now that you have a new hammer, everything is NOT a nail.


-- "So far my experience has been that most people who go for certification have broad but not deep knowledge in the field and the flavor of the knowledge is academic. But every once in a while one finds a gem of a person who learns all the time and uses certification to prove it." -- on Orkut

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Re: Re: I heart OO
by stonecolddevin (Parson) on Mar 27, 2004 at 21:34 UTC
    Good GOD, that quote is GOLDEN!!!!
    *drools at quality of quote*
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      Certifications prove something? This is like saying my drivers license proves that I am a good driver because I am certified to operate an automobile in the US -- we know that is not true. US licenses are given out to people who can barely read English (correction -- they don't have to be able to read English, which all of our signs are written in) and don't understand how to negociate a 4-way stop, of all things. Similarly, Microsoft certifications are so widely distributed in the industry, even the simplest of software testers now have them, thanks to the 'test training schools' all around the area (which are kind of like puppy farms). Actions and past experience speak much more loudly than documents and titles. True, a good person can get a certification, but what does it prove? It proves he got a certification.
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        No. Certifications prove that you know something. Doing something for a while proves that you know something. Going to school and finishing proves something. What you do with those experiences is what determines your value as a programmer.


        -- "So far my experience has been that most people who go for certification have broad but not deep knowledge in the field and the flavor of the knowledge is academic. But every once in a while one finds a gem of a person who learns all the time and uses certification to prove it." -- on Orkut
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