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Indeed. But these tools can (and some might argue should) be learned outside of school. On what basis do you make the claim that make should be taught in scho
by j_baker 14y ago
Indeed. But these tools can (and some might argue should) be learned outside of school. On what basis do you make the claim that make should be taught in school? I can count the number of times I've had to edit makefiles as part of my job on one hand, and I don't think I'm odd.
- ajross 14y agoEverything is best learned by self study. School should expose you to the different choices in life. We expect doctors to have a good grounding in the practice of chemistry even though they'll never do a lab test themselves. Also: I'm not following. The context of your post implies that you agree with me, but the facts seem to say you're an IDE user. How can you possibly be doing development without modifying your build system? If you're not using make, you're using something else. My guess is it's an IDE...
- j_baker 14y agoActually, quite the opposite. I'm not sure I agree that students need to be informed of how to write build files, but I don't use an IDE myself. That said, I did learn how to program in an IDE, and I don't feel as though I missed out on a whole lot in doing so.