* Re: [OT] An interchange with a student
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@ 2014-10-03 20:15 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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From: Pascal J. Bourguignon @ 2014-10-03 20:15 UTC (permalink / raw
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Marcin Borkowski <mbork@wmi.amu.edu.pl> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> this is rather off-topic, but...
>
> I teach an introductory course in mathematics for first year (= right
> after the high school, usually) students of computer science (something
> like a "precalculus" with elements of logic, set theory, probability
> etc.). I was talking with the students about programming languages, and
> (after I expressed my opinion about Java;-)) I was asked what language
> is better. When I answered "Lisp", I had a (more or less) following
> interchange with one of the students:
>
> S: You mean Scheme or some other Lisp?
> Me: It doesn't matter that much, though Scheme is not the best one.
> What Lisp do you know?
> S: A bit of Common Lisp.
> Me: Wow. And do you know about macros?
> S: Yes, of course.
> Me: Wow! Who taught you Lisp?!
> S: The internet.
> Me: And what have you read?
> S: "Practical Common Lisp".
>
> After some time, when I expressed my opinion about the abomination which
> is a computer mouse (as opposed to good ol' keyboard interfaces), the
> very same student asked me whether I use Emacs.
>
> How cool is that?
There's some hope! :-)
> (I know this is only tangentially on-topic, but I just had to share this
> with someone;-). And the sad part of the story is that I know /nobody/
> in RL who would appreciate it...)
--
__Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/
“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a
dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to
keep the man from touching the equipment.” -- Carl Bass CEO Autodesk
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* [OT] An interchange with a student
@ 2014-10-03 17:14 Marcin Borkowski
2014-10-03 19:40 ` Rainer M Krug
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From: Marcin Borkowski @ 2014-10-03 17:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Hi all,
this is rather off-topic, but...
I teach an introductory course in mathematics for first year (= right
after the high school, usually) students of computer science (something
like a "precalculus" with elements of logic, set theory, probability
etc.). I was talking with the students about programming languages, and
(after I expressed my opinion about Java;-)) I was asked what language
is better. When I answered "Lisp", I had a (more or less) following
interchange with one of the students:
S: You mean Scheme or some other Lisp?
Me: It doesn't matter that much, though Scheme is not the best one.
What Lisp do you know?
S: A bit of Common Lisp.
Me: Wow. And do you know about macros?
S: Yes, of course.
Me: Wow! Who taught you Lisp?!
S: The internet.
Me: And what have you read?
S: "Practical Common Lisp".
After some time, when I expressed my opinion about the abomination which
is a computer mouse (as opposed to good ol' keyboard interfaces), the
very same student asked me whether I use Emacs.
How cool is that?
(I know this is only tangentially on-topic, but I just had to share this
with someone;-). And the sad part of the story is that I know /nobody/
in RL who would appreciate it...)
Best,
--
Marcin Borkowski
http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski
Adam Mickiewicz University
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* Re: [OT] An interchange with a student
2014-10-03 17:14 Marcin Borkowski
@ 2014-10-03 19:40 ` Rainer M Krug
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From: Rainer M Krug @ 2014-10-03 19:40 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Marcin Borkowski; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
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Marcin Borkowski <mbork@wmi.amu.edu.pl> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> this is rather off-topic, but...
>
> I teach an introductory course in mathematics for first year (= right
> after the high school, usually) students of computer science (something
> like a "precalculus" with elements of logic, set theory, probability
> etc.). I was talking with the students about programming languages, and
> (after I expressed my opinion about Java;-)) I was asked what language
> is better. When I answered "Lisp", I had a (more or less) following
> interchange with one of the students:
>
> S: You mean Scheme or some other Lisp?
> Me: It doesn't matter that much, though Scheme is not the best one.
> What Lisp do you know?
> S: A bit of Common Lisp.
> Me: Wow. And do you know about macros?
> S: Yes, of course.
> Me: Wow! Who taught you Lisp?!
> S: The internet.
> Me: And what have you read?
> S: "Practical Common Lisp".
>
> After some time, when I expressed my opinion about the abomination which
> is a computer mouse (as opposed to good ol' keyboard interfaces), the
> very same student asked me whether I use Emacs.
>
> How cool is that?
>
> (I know this is only tangentially on-topic, but I just had to share this
> with someone;-). And the sad part of the story is that I know /nobody/
> in RL who would appreciate it...)
Thanks for sharing this - I like these "Because it's Friday" topics...
Cheers,
Rainer
>
> Best,
--
Rainer M. Krug
email: Rainer<at>krugs<dot>de
PGP: 0x0F52F982
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