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| From | Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: qsort() function misunderstanding |
| Date | 2015-11-24 16:43 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <87k2p7ic01.fsf@bsb.me.uk> (permalink) |
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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> writes: > On 11/24/2015 06:33 AM, Alla _ wrote: > ... >> Please, allow me to reiterate: I am doing the CS50 course, which is the >> introductory course (I do not have a habit of highlighting the text, but >> I am sure that you see the important word). It gives a broad idea of the >> subject, and introduces a student to main concepts. Only upon finishing >> this course, a student gets further and deeper into subjects by taking >> other courses, which are designed to develop profound skills. Therefore >> a student cannot become a programmer upon finishing this course, and this >> is not my goal. <snip> > Let me put it this way - if the speed with which you are tackling C is > forced upon you by this course, then you are guaranteed to fail this > course. The course work advanced beyond your current ability to > understand C many weeks ago; you cannot reasonably expect to catch up > any time before summer break. I would recommend dropping the class, and > try taking it again the next time it is offered. In the mean time, self > study at a pace that you can actually keep up with. Here's the course description: "Introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. This course teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, PHP, and JavaScript plus SQL, CSS, and HTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. Designed for concentrators and non-concentrators alike, with or without prior programming experience" It's 12 weeks long with 10 problem sets a project. The course includes a taste of lots of topics that are not directly related to programming. There is no way that anyone taking it is supposed to learn C or learn to program during it. The intent (as I see it) is to get a feel for what various kinds of program look like and to "jump in" and modify some programs in the problem sets without being any sort of expert. It's a though skill that's not at all the same as the methodical and detail-oriented programming the I think many people here are more familiar with. I think it's it's an interesting idea. I'm not exactly sure how the questions Alla is posting here relate to the course (and maybe I've go the wrong CS50!) but I suspect she is trying to understand too much. -- Ben.
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qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 01:48 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-24 10:32 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-24 11:08 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-24 12:03 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-24 16:12 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 03:33 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-24 12:05 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-24 13:52 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2015-11-24 10:01 -0500
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 06:04 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-24 14:16 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-24 07:32 -0500
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-24 16:43 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-25 05:58 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-25 11:34 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-25 12:45 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 02:18 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-26 10:45 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-25 14:46 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 00:51 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-25 08:12 -0500
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-25 14:02 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-25 11:37 -0500
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-25 17:36 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-24 03:30 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 03:48 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-24 06:29 -0800
pre/post increments (was Re: qsort() function misunderstanding) Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2015-11-24 09:55 -0500
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 06:06 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-11-24 07:33 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-24 09:04 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-24 17:17 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-24 10:03 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-11-24 13:31 -0500
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-24 12:34 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-11-24 16:02 -0500
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-24 15:18 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 16:15 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-24 23:51 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 01:01 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-25 12:53 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-25 10:15 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-25 23:14 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-25 16:33 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-26 08:18 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-11-25 10:41 +1300
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-24 22:08 +0000
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 00:53 -0800
Re: qsort() function misunderstanding Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 09:07 -0800
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