[Tutor] count words [off-topic apology]

[Danny Yoo]

On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Danny Yoo wrote:

> > > I'd like to count the number of times a letter occurs in a string.
> > > I've been looking at c. It seems that this type of problem is being
> > > assigned in cs classes on graduate and advanced undergraduate
> > > classes in the US.
>
> You're grossly overestimating the problem, or greatly underestimating
> the CS students in US colleges.
>
> Frequency counting is an introductory programming problem that shows how
> useful loops and containers are.  It's something that's easily done with
> paper and pencil, and is even easier with the use of computers.


Did I actually write that?  Those two paragraphs above just stink of
elitism.

I have to apologize to everyone for the tone of my response.  I don't know
why I responded so badly to the question.  It's just that seeing the
phrase "advanced undergraduate" attached to that frequency-count question
just got me into a blind rage.

That's not a good reason though.  I apologize for not controlling my
emotions on that one, and if I came off smug, that's probably what I was
feeling at the time.  But now I'm feeling extremely embarassed for
responding so badly.