How convince computer teacher

Seung-Hui Cho 32frags at VirginiaTech.com
Fri Dec 10 06:11:23 PST 2010


so Wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:10:02 +0200, Jean Crystof <news at news.com> wrote:
> 
> > so Wrote:
> >
> >> > In our school Microsoft donates good developer tools (C#, ASP, Web
> >> > framework, Ajax, SQL server, Visual Studio) and provides operating
> >> > system (Xp or 7). Also quest lectures from Microsoft or partners, but
> >> > only about Microsoft technology stack. Is more a vocational college.  
> >> We
> >> > study tools at school, then do training period in interns.
> >>
> >> Sorry i can't resist!
> >> Are they really calling that "donation"?
> >> How is this any better than feeding chickens in a chicken farm/factory?  
> >> :D
> >
> > You're right. There is lock in at some point. But they make dev tools  
> > for students really attractive. And good MSDNAA deals and other non  
> > publicly available pricing deals with departments who resists market  
> > dominance. They sell whole platform. It works in HTML5 web, in Xbox, in  
> > Windows Phones, in many places. The teacher sees no value in D, D is  
> > just hobby project. Big money is spent in Microsoft advertising and I'd  
> > say corruption.
> 
> Of course an ordinary teacher sees no value in D.
> They don't lift the weight, they are not programmers.
> What annoys me is seeing the programmers do the same thing.

Would be easiest to just shoot the annoying teachers and become a teacher yourself. Been there, done that. All hail the great D.


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