I've just finished a VB/Data Structures class wherein the Professor has a Master's in CIS - no actual experience, apparently, but a degree nonetheless. We tended to disagree on several points, and since we're working in VB, some of those points can be deadly (to your development cycle).
So, from the peanut gallery, I would call forward to correct the misinformation. As always, the return was "but that's in the book" (or "that's not in the book"). The next barrage from (me in) the peanut gallery was "but this is real life, and you're leading these potential developers down a one-way trench to disaster." After the fifth or sixth test case (constructed application proofs to show why the "book's" way was wrong, and why the "real world" way not only worked, but was more efficient), the Professor began to believe that I might know what I was talking about.
But I got a lucky break: it turns out that the Professor I was generating sparks against "bumped into" one of my other (my C++) Professors. Ten minutes later she had learned that I was a part of the history she was trying to teach, and somehow that made me an object of reverence. ...which led to some other, somewhat awkward moments - but I digress.
I totally understand your attitude. I feel your aggravation. |
