66 karma · joined August 31, 2010
I really appreciate it being equal because then both men & women on my team are absent for the same amount of time (and there's no stigma about taking all of it)
My experience, thus far, with Google Docs:
- Click on link and browse around a bit
- As usual, use backspace key to go back to HN
- Nothing happens, tap backspace key a few more times out of habit
- Accidentally delete most of the presentation
a) It levels the playing field for people who have and haven't programmed before (a much smaller percentage of new students have probably had previous experience with Scheme)
b) It forces students to take on a new way of thinking.
As some other people have said, it doesn't really matter what language you learn. It's important that you learn to think and solve problems.