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Gene Wirchenko
On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:32:59 +0100, RedGrittyBrick
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I have a non-programming situation of cross-culture.
At my alma mater, they have the Writing Centre for helping
students with English. I have volunteered there for years. I
consider English (or whatever the local natural language is (or "...s
are")) to be the most important programming language. (Compiling it
into a computer programming language is quite the trick.)
They also have the Math Centre for helping people with math. I
minored in math.
When the new library -- pardon, House of Learning -- was planned,
they smooshed both centres into one room. There are definitely
cultural issues. The old room for Math had the many bulletin boards
decorated with posters (of mathematicians, of university programs),
cartoons, jokes, and so on. There is not much room for that in the
new room. Math students also tend to stick around for hours at a time
working and to work with each other. Students coming to the Writing
Centre tend to come for their appointments only and to work elsewhere.
There has been a bit of friction, and now, the co-ordinator of
the Writing Centre has set up an opinion box. She is trying to
improve the situation.
I can see both sides. I would not want to be stuck in either
one.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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There's some truth in this but I program Perl, I program Java. Which
cultural pigeon hole should I cower in? A trainer might address the
different language cultures but I wouldn't focus on it too much.
I have a non-programming situation of cross-culture.
At my alma mater, they have the Writing Centre for helping
students with English. I have volunteered there for years. I
consider English (or whatever the local natural language is (or "...s
are")) to be the most important programming language. (Compiling it
into a computer programming language is quite the trick.)
They also have the Math Centre for helping people with math. I
minored in math.
When the new library -- pardon, House of Learning -- was planned,
they smooshed both centres into one room. There are definitely
cultural issues. The old room for Math had the many bulletin boards
decorated with posters (of mathematicians, of university programs),
cartoons, jokes, and so on. There is not much room for that in the
new room. Math students also tend to stick around for hours at a time
working and to work with each other. Students coming to the Writing
Centre tend to come for their appointments only and to work elsewhere.
There has been a bit of friction, and now, the co-ordinator of
the Writing Centre has set up an opinion box. She is trying to
improve the situation.
I can see both sides. I would not want to be stuck in either
one.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko