tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185673286031436825.post5484393676376922768..comments2024-02-15T15:01:51.925-08:00Comments on Agilology: Teaching Java in school is just as controversial as an interview with Justice GrayJeff Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06381849301612591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185673286031436825.post-79798461218557912792008-09-17T04:44:00.000-07:002008-09-17T04:44:00.000-07:00Study some history. The old guard always complains...Study some history. The old guard always complains. Yet somehow we all survive. Disclosure - I am a 49 yo C & assembly level programmer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185673286031436825.post-87923814335828984652008-08-07T13:20:00.000-07:002008-08-07T13:20:00.000-07:00I think the thing to realise is that when you fini...I think the thing to realise is that when you finish university, graduate and become a working developer you're not finished. It's really only the start of a life time of learning and mastering the art of software development. <BR/><BR/>I kind of think it's like getting a driver's license. During the lessons you learn to use the car and learn the sort of habits that you need to become a good driver but you don't really learn to drive by yourself until you're out on the road on your own. I think there comes a point where more theory and practise just doesn't help any more until you've got enough practical experience to really understand what you've been learning. <BR/><BR/>I actually quite like the idea of apprenticeships where you can learn the practical things like source control from actually building real things at the same time as learning all the important theory stuff in a class room setting. I did a year's industry placement in the middle of my degree and I know it changed the last year of my degree because I really understood why the things that I was learning were so important.Helephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049240492178069987noreply@blogger.com