tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082954141980125536.post4899162289618563697..comments2008-04-27T20:25:10.647-04:00rschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06357099531993534337noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082954141980125536.post-1888626400068667052008-04-27T20:25:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:25:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:25:00.000-04:00In 1975, I observed the clerks at the NYC Dept of Vital Records searching through filing cabinets, armed with a copy of the alphabet printed on a card. In some case, the clerks were paired, one to look in the file drawer, the other to consult the card.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283047139850062922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082954141980125536.post-89283231156152573372008-04-20T05:48:00.000-04:002008-04-20T05:48:00.000-04:002008-04-20T05:48:00.000-04:00When I was younger and I knew some notions of programming in C, I took part in a programming contest (through internet). I got into the first 20 (according to execution time and good program behaviour), and then I was invited to the final conquest, in another city. In the train, I found many young programmers. They introduced to me for the first time the term "recursivity", and I thought: wow, it's incredibly difficult for me trying to solve problems writtting recursive functions. They were taught that in programming lessons, and it was for them the easiest way to solve problems. They were impressed about me, because in general they couldn't imagine non-recursive solutions to the programming challenges.virichttp://viric.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com