westfw:
Here's an actual quote from over in AVRFreaks.
I am doing Propller clock using ATMEGA16-16PU or AT89S51, and I really need a code. Anycode it dose not have to be working because deadline is tomorow.
Amazing. Probably a troll.
Perhaps there needs to be a "Random Arduino Code Generator" option at the top here so when someone asks we coupld easily and quickly generate some code for them to turn in...
Slightly OT, or maybe not, anyone else cut their teeth on 'input' magazine ?
Just about everyone I knew in my school years bought input, typed in the programs and had extensive opinions on the relative benefits of ZX Spectrums, Vic 20s, Oric ATOM's, Acorns and Commodore 64s.
Duane B
PS To the guy that can't study computer science, lots of us taught ourselves (one of us anyway) and got into out first jobs by turning up at recruitment fairs with demos of our work, easily done if thats really what you want to do.
lots of us taught ourselves (one of us anyway) and got into out first jobs by turning up at recruitment fairs with demos of our work,
As did I, except I knocked on the doors of all the electronics companies I could find in the phone book with a roll of schematics under my arm. I'm sure they were crap but I was keen.
DuaneB:
Slightly OT, or maybe not, anyone else cut their teeth on 'input' magazine ?
Just about everyone I knew in my school years bought input, typed in the programs and had extensive opinions on the relative benefits of ZX Spectrums, Vic 20s, Oric ATOM's, Acorns and Commodore 64s.
I don't remember the name of it, but I do recall typing in fairly lengthy program for the Commodore 64 straight out of a magazine. A text editor, for one, as I recall.
Yeah I sometimes provide real code but the trouble with that is you sort of "inherit" the problem if it doesn't work. I often say something like "this isn't tested and may not work but it will give you the idea". I don't know if that's better or worse than doing nothing or providing a fully tested solution.
DuaneB:
Anyone else getting pms looking for help lately ?
Duane B
I got one a while back. I did not have the knowledge they needed at the time. I thought maybe the person asked me because my profile shows me as a "god" member. I mentioned that the only reason my profile said "god member" was because I have made a lot of posts.
I'm trying to teach people to fish, but not only that, hope that my "fishing" advice is not just received by one person. Hence the request for questions to be posted on the forum.
After all, who wants to teach 20 people to fish, individually, when you can hold a fishing class?
Depends on how much you charge for the teaching and how many people want to learn to fish. 8)
As we can't charge on a forum and we have plenty of other stuff to do I guess we prefer to teach only once