Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 09/26/07 04:58

Steve wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message

>> But then we do an entire C++ course in 5 days. It's what corporations
>> want. And I've been doing it for almost 17 years now.
>
> ROFLMFAO! and then they jump right into developing mission critical
> applications, right?
>

Actually, yes they do. Of course, they're on a team with other
programmers. But the idea of the course is to give them enough of the
syntax, structure, functions, etc. so they can program. No, they're not
going to be experts, and they will make mistakes. But they are productive.

> i spent 3 semesters in the university learning C++. that was what the
> UNIVERSITY wanted...they're more picky about their reputation, i suspect.
>
> 5 days. wow, i bow to your amazing talents jerry!
>
>

The difference being that in a University, you're paying them to take
the classes, and they don't care what you write outside of class.
Additionally, in a university environment you get a lot more theory,
which may or may not be applicable in a particular business environment.

In a business environment, the company is paying the student to take the
class, as well as the instructor. The company also cares about what the
student will be writing after class is over. It is to the company's
benefit for the employee to learn as much as possible as quickly as
possible. And every bit of it is applicable to the business environment
the student is in.

It's virtually impossible to sell more than a 5 day class to a
corporation. They don't want their employees out any longer than that,
and they don't want to pay for more.

I'm not the only one who does this. Look around at the corporate
training companies. Most of them do C, C++, Java, etc. as five day courses.

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