[Edu-sig] A case against GUIs in intro CS :-)
Rodrigo Dias Arruda Senra
rsenra at acm.org
Sat Jun 11 17:31:41 CEST 2005
Arthur wrote:
| > The author communicates respect for his audience. He says things once.
| > Even hard things....<cut>...Him repeating himself is not going to help
| > because he has already said it the best way he could
| > find to say it. Saying it a second time, he could only be saying it a
| > second best way.
I see your point, and I beg to differ.
In terms of human communication, there is hardly one best way to convey
any message. Therefore, 'the second best way' might be a matter of
reader perspective (not writer).
The argument """there is nothing stopping me from reading it five
or six times if I need to""" can be counter-argumented by
'''I can skip text as much I'm confident'''.
Moreover, there is no learning without some degree of repetion. Therefore,
'say things once' might turn from 'good-there-is-no-repetion' into
'blast-I-have-to-read-it-back-again'.
Communicating well: clearly, enjoyably, effectively takes time,
hard struggles for balance, and tough decisions.
"Avoiding repetition == respect" is an oversimplification to me.
best regards,
Senra
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