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Re: Hello XQuery ... Goodbye XSLT?

• To: "DuCharme, Bob (LNG-CHO)" <bob.ducharme@l...>
• Subject: Re: Hello XQuery ... Goodbye XSLT?
• From: Rick Marshall <rjm@z...>
• Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:57:30 +1100
• Cc: "'Peter Hunsberger'" <peter.hunsberger@g...>, xml-dev@l...
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DuCharme, Bob (LNG-CHO) wrote:

>Peter Hunsberger wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Some how I don't think one can claim to understand programing if you don't
>>understand recursion.  Recursion is a fundamental concept in Computer
>>    
>>
>Science. 
>
>Understanding it and getting the factorial homework assignment done in
>school is one thing, but many people have productive careers without ever
>needing recursion, so they don't get practice at it, so when it comes up
>they avoid it. 
>
>Some people can parallel park their car in their driving test, but they live
>somewhere where they never need to parallel park, so they avoid it when the
>possibility comes up. It doesn't mean they don't know how to drive. 
>  
>
to extend your analogy, if you can't parallel park there's places you 
just don't go.... programs you'll never write. a whole world of 
adventure missed.

>Bob DuCharme   www.snee.com/bob       <bob@  
>snee.com> weblog on linking-related topics: 
>http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1191
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