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Jizuko Jiz Is The Magic! This board has run out of mana and can no longer use The Magic Level: 51  Posts: 1027/1191 EXP: 1004683 For next: 9255 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 230 days Last activity: 213 days |
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Well, I thought the worst about writing code on paper would be the syntax errors, it was to a degree. But the absolutely worst thing was when you started writing a bit, a paper or so, then you find out that you need to add a declaration of a variabel in the start of the procedure, so you go back, and gasp, there's not enough space (and it should be nice and tidy on exams, not writing arrows "Uh and this should go here" and such) and then you have to erase everything and start over. I had to do that a few times  |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69  Posts: 1748/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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| Writing code on paper is possibly worse than trying to evaluate people's artistic skills by having them use MS Paint, or trying to evaluate people's skills in war by having them play Counter-Strike. | |||
Ramsus Octoballoon Level: 19 Posts: 9/162 EXP: 34651 For next: 1126 Since: 01-24-05 From: United States Since last post: 39 days Last activity: 71 days |
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| How horrible. My handwriting isn't really fast, and I have a tendency to write everything in cursive, so doing a handwritten CS exam would suck -- especially if it was a really strict language with a lot of forced declarations and such. If they're just grading the algorithm and structure though, then it wouldn't be as bad. At least it makes you think ahead before you start writing. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 1969/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| after thinking about it some more, i asked myself--how much do you really need the computer? here is an example where you'd possibly need the computer in one section of the test: http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/student/online/cs/61C/2004/fa-1.pdf you can peruse the other tests here: http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/student/onlineexams.shtml Only the following classes are comparable to the community college level + CS61a - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs + CS61b - Data Structures + CS61c - Machine Structures (edited by neotransotaku on 01-26-05 04:26 PM) |
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Ramsus Octoballoon Level: 19 Posts: 16/162 EXP: 34651 For next: 1126 Since: 01-24-05 From: United States Since last post: 39 days Last activity: 71 days |
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| I'm just a hobbyist programmer, and I think it didn't seem too bad until they threw in the MIPS stuff. I'm sure the students study enough so they don't have any trouble with it. Well, okay... 'Question 8: Floating Point Debate (8 points |
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Hyde Goomba Level: 8 Posts: 16/24 EXP: 2168 For next: 19 Since: 11-27-04 Since last post: 209 days Last activity: 203 days |
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Originally posted by Jesper No, it's just a good way of knowing whether you know a specific language, or even if you know programming in general. Prior to the construction of the first compiler/assembler, how do you think people programmed? That's right, using nothing more than bits and bytes. Before they got on the computer, however, they had to plan everything out carefully. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 1976/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| yeah, back in the old days, space was everything, so wasting space was not an option and therefore, where did they have to write? but I guess the point of the remark is due to that today computers are plentiful and why they aren't a bigger part of certain exams is the question here | |||
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Ramsus Octoballoon Level: 19 Posts: 21/162 EXP: 34651 For next: 1126 Since: 01-24-05 From: United States Since last post: 39 days Last activity: 71 days |
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| Considering that early systems used punch cards and later switch tables for input and lots of LEDs for output, you couldn't "write" code on a computer anyway. It wasn't until the 70s that glass teletypes came into use. |
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