[gameprogrammer] Re: Grumble gripe... my class was canceled.

  • From: Bob Pendleton <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:23:06 -0500

On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 08:53 -0700, Peter M. wrote:
> Bob Pendleton wrote:
> > Now it could be that my class sucks and the word of mouth about it has
> > made people refuse to sign up for it. OTOH, my evaluations by the
> > students who take my classes mark me as one of the most highly rated
> > teacher in the program. Way above the ACC average. 
> > 
> 
> The class Bob taught for me was great. After 2+ years of pro game 
> programming, I still rely on things I learned in it. If I was making 
> hiring decisions, I would look very highly on anyone who had passed an 
> ACC programming class. If I was still in the Austin area, I would be 
> enrolling in (and taking if they weren't canceled :[ ) more classes.

Thank you, you made my day.

                Bob Pendleton

> 
> Why people aren't signing up is a mystery to me. Maybe, since most (?) 
> programmers have 4 year degrees, some view community colleges as 
> insufficiently rigorous? I had a graduate degree, and that 
> misapprehension might have crossed my mind, but it was soon disproved 
> once I took the class.
> 
> Peter
> 
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