[Info-vax] OpenVMS async I/O, fast vs. slow

[bill]

On 11/6/2023 5:58 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2023-11-05 16:58, bill wrote:
> 
>> We have so many "colleges" teaching trade school courses (like diesel
>> mechanics, HVAC welding and even motorcycle mechanics)I really wish
>> trade schools would step up to the plate ad start teaching IT and in
>> particular thing like COBOL, Fortran and PL/I.  They are not going away.
> 
> Academia should not teach languages. If they do, they are clearly not 
> doing the right thing.

I hear this all the time.  Believe it or not, in a way, it is a debate
that has been going on for centuries.  Should college teach trades or
just liberal arts and leave the trades to others?  Like it or not, the
majority of college students are there with a belief that they will
learn something that will enhance their future earnings and not just to
expand their minds.

As for teaching languages. Every program I have ever seen taught
languages.

> 
> They should teach methods, principles, concepts, ideas.

They teach that, too, but without detailed knowledge of a language
it really doesn't do much for the student.

> 
> The language is just a tool. You need to learn and use different tools 
> all the time. That you could/should learn at the place where it is 
> used/needed. 

The old OJT idea.  But most places expect when they hire you you will
hit the ground running.  Thus the reason for this latest craze for
"certification".  HR places a value on them.  The government requires
them.  I really see little value in something you learned over the
weekend in a boot camp and probably forgot by Teusday.

bill


>               And if you have all the teachings from academia, that 
> should be an easy thing.

Not necessarily easy, but doable.  But, how many hiring managers are
going to be willing to wait for you to learn something they expected
you to learn in college before you can provide any value to the company?

bill