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Re: FCB 1010--step by step guide



Well said!

Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bret" <echoplex@yahoo.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: FCB 1010--step by step guide


> I'm not so sure the fish(ing) analogy fits well enough here.  
> 
> Give a person working examples of programming, and they both have
> something that they can use for that moment (eat the fish), and they
> have a (working) reference to study and modify to their unique needs
> (learn to catch fish yourself). If they screw up in their personal
> attempts, they can still go back to the working reference to try to
> debug their own (non working) attempt, and teach themselves to 'fish'
> like the master who gave them the working example.
> 
> Unlike eating a fish, using a someone elses program (or patch) does not
> preclude the possibility to use it again and again, and change it when
> you are ready to learn to program, and return to the first fish if you
> can't catch your own. 
> The utility of fish once used is gone, programs endure and work again
> and again.
> bret
> 
> --- Stuart Wyatt <stuart@solostring.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 09:18 AM, Mark Sottilaro wrote:
> > 
> > > Well, let's agree to disagree.  I really think we're talking about
> > a 
> > > "Give a man a fish/ Teach a man to fish..." deal.
> > 
> > :) I'm not saying that your idea is wrong either.... Its just to give
> > 
> > the looper a choice....
> > --
> > Stuart Wyatt : The Solo String Project : http://solostring.com
> > 
> 
> 
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