•… Linux is basically a DOS based OS.
•These days we are using 128 and 256 bit processors.
•A compiler is a software that converts code written in a particular programming language to machine code. To compile a program, you must hit ALT+F9. (It took me a while to realize he was talking about the Borland Turbo C++ IDE from 1992, a prehistoric compiler Indian colleges use for all C and C++ courses.)
•The object code generated by a C++ compiler is almost identical to that produced by a Java compiler.
•The first high level language was Ada, also known as Smalltalk. (This was a big WTF moment.)
•The second high level language was COBOL, which was an improvement over Ada. (Cringe, cringe, cringe.)
•FOTRAN came after COBOL. (No, “FOTRAN” is not a typo. This is what he said.)
•FOTRAN, COBOL, Ada and Smalltalk were not general purpose languages.
•This one is classic: C was the first language to run on UNIX systems. All languages before C ran only on Windows.[/quoute]
:P I taught that I'm the #1 wired person in this world, but it seems to be I'm
incorrect.Text quoted originally from : http://blog.uncool.in/2009/01/19/computer-science-fail-higher-education-in-india/
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Jump to Post>>Update: The professor in question has been reported and is now banned from taking any more classes.
hallelujah! :)
Jump to PostNot much damage done compared to world leaders that don't know anything about the world.
Jump to PostIt appears to be the case of
those who can, do, those who can't, teach.And those who can do neither, enter politics.
Jump to PostAnd those who can do neither, enter politics.
No, we become journalists :)
Those who can, do
Those who cannot, teach
Those who cannot teach, write about it
Jump to PostI'd worry about the layers of skin somewhere else, considering where that steam is blowing...
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bumsfeld commented: sweet +0
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diafol commented: Ha bloomin ha! :) +0
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