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Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters

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On Jul 27, 5:56 am, Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjd...@hotmail.com.invalid>
wrote:
> lewbloch <lewbl...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Jul 26, 2:19 am, Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjd...@hotmail.com.invalid>
> >> lewbloch <lewbl...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > Chad wrote:
> >> >> The following code, which is taken from one of my school books,
> >> > Really, don't use this book. Get a good book.
> >> TOP told us it's a school book. When at school, were you allowed to
> >> choose the books yourself?
> > Yes, as long as I also chose the books the teacher specified.
> ..
> > If you are committed to learning and the book is bad, you get a good
> > book and learn it independently of whatever the professor mandates.
>
> Of course, a dedicated student may read good books in addition to what
> the school requires. But the point is, they often can't just ditch the
> book required for the studies, no matter how bad it is.
> They often need to do exercises from the given book, and the book, no
> matter how bad it is, probably makes it easier to follow the lectures
> and summarize what has already been taught.

I avoided suggesting dropping the bad book for exactly that reason.  I
see you agree with me that the good books should be used in addition
to what the school requires.

The question is whether you want to learn the material or merely pass
the course.  It is common to get misinformation even at university,
and incumbent on the student to make sure they aren't fooled.

--
Lew

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        Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-07-23 23:39 -0700
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      Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 15:56 -0700
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    Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2011-07-26 12:19 +0300
      Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 09:08 -0700
        Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2011-07-27 15:56 +0300
          Re: A question about some long java code that has getters/setters lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-27 14:14 -0700

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