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Perhaps we can back up a bit. The first reading I used to assign to my students back when I was teaching lower-level classes (I'm a C.S. prof.) is "On Following
by ggchappell 12y ago
Perhaps we can back up a bit. The first reading I used to assign to my students back when I was teaching lower-level classes (I'm a C.S. prof.) is "On Following Rules" by Kirit Saelensminde.[1]
It's a quick, easy read. It makes a point that is important and not hard to understand, but that is often missed. And it provides a framework for dealing with the concepts you get from all those other articles you're supposed to read.
[1] http://www.kirit.com/On%20following%20rules http://www.kirit.com/On%20following%20rules
- zorbo 12y agoI'd like to add a rule 3: Don't impose or evangelize rules you don't fully understand.
- ggchappell 12y agoGood idea. Another way to think about it is that if someone doesn't understand a rule, then they are subject to the rule. If they do understand it, then the rule is subject to them. Kirit is saying that, in the latter case (and only in that case) they get to decide whether to follow it. One reason your idea works is that, in the first case, they don't get to assume that others are also subject to the rule.