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DaWei · Mar 8th, 2006, 9:12 PM

It's doubtful one could learn to even compile a program in fewer than 10 minutes, any language. Of course, if one knows how to do that, one might pound out a "Hello, World" in 10 minutes. Even that's problematic, given most people's rate of typing. Oh well, you know what P.T. Barnum said....

Mar 8th, 2006, 9:12 PM	#3
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	It's doubtful one could learn to even compile a program in fewer than 10 minutes, any language. Of course, if one knows how to do that, one might pound out a "Hello, World" in 10 minutes. Even that's problematic, given most people's rate of typing. Oh well, you know what P.T. Barnum said.... __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers