Is Transcript's English orientation a plus or minus?

[Richard Gaskin]

Judy Perry wrote:

> As I've spent a good chunk of time reading some of these, it would seem
> that novice programmers try to 'memorize' indeed, but lack comprehension
> as traditional programming languages involve using the 'black box' model
> of a computer, whereas scripting languages, code reuse and the like
> support actual comprehension because the computer is now a 'clear box' in
> which the programmer's actions are translated into concrete and
> comprehensible outcomes.  This assists transfer.
> 
> Expert programmers engage in pattern-recognition in that they do not need
> to study each line of code and understand it sequentially in debugging but
> rather look for a predictable pattern that is either present or absent and
> which jumps out at them.
> 
> I can supply references if anyone's interested...
> 
> Judy

That was a way cool post.  Yes, links please.  Sounds like good reading.

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