Test shows huge masses of illiterate students...

fish · 11th June 2001, 21:13

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2001/03/perl_test.html

... and I thought everyone was able to read it like clear english

s1138 · 11th June 2001, 21:36

well duh!

Lepre41 · 19th June 2001, 02:50

hehehehe...

allright... I admit it. I.... well... I use php.

Please don't tell my parents about it, they'd be horrified.

WarpFlyght · 19th June 2001, 03:11

lol... what is this world coming to? we can't even teach our kids to read...

as for php, I've experimented with it (shhhh), but I can't afford to pay for it if it becomes a habit.

fwgx · 20th June 2001, 13:00

getting them to run cgi scripts might be a touch harder as i'm finding

intermediate c++ skills should be tought at the age of 7 tho so we can keep pace with technology, a full and indepth understanding of computer architecture and quantum mechanics should be routine by the age of 9.

we need a big effort if we're going to advance the human race any more

WarpFlyght · 21st June 2001, 03:31

Starting C at age seven seems like an okay idea, but that might be a little too early... I'd suggest fluency in BASIC by age six, HTML by seven, and C by nine.

beech · 22nd June 2001, 14:07

be realistic Java @ 3 years and regress lol

19th June 2001, 03:11	#4
WarpFlyght Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida... Somewhere on the road between hell and the local sauna. Posts: 239	lol... what is this world coming to? we can't even teach our kids to read... as for php, I've experimented with it (shhhh), but I can't afford to pay for it if it becomes a habit. "Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon." -- Montgomery Scott, ST:III

20th June 2001, 13:00	#5
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,315	getting them to run cgi scripts might be a touch harder as i'm finding intermediate c++ skills should be tought at the age of 7 tho so we can keep pace with technology, a full and indepth understanding of computer architecture and quantum mechanics should be routine by the age of 9. we need a big effort if we're going to advance the human race any more .: fwgx.co.uk.:.My art:. "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

21st June 2001, 03:31	#6
WarpFlyght Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida... Somewhere on the road between hell and the local sauna. Posts: 239	Starting C at age seven seems like an okay idea, but that might be a little too early... I'd suggest fluency in BASIC by age six, HTML by seven, and C by nine. "Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon." -- Montgomery Scott, ST:III

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11th June 2001, 21:13	#1
fish Pretty Cool Guy Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cle, OH, USA Posts: 4,847	http://www.bbspot.com/News/2001/03/perl_test.html ... and I thought everyone was able to read it like clear english

11th June 2001, 21:36	#2
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,932	well duh!

19th June 2001, 02:50	#3
Lepre41 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 426	hehehehe... allright... I admit it. I.... well... I use php. Please don't tell my parents about it, they'd be horrified.

22nd June 2001, 14:07	#7
beech Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: sydney Posts: 15	be realistic Java @ 3 years and regress lol