Comments on: Schoolwork - part 3 http://www.brightlycoloredfood.com/2003/01/15/schoolwork-part-3/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:31:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chad http://www.brightlycoloredfood.com/2003/01/15/schoolwork-part-3/#comment-46 Chad Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:15:29 +0000 http://www.brightlycoloredfood.com/wordpress/?p=153#comment-46 Yeah, Java wasn't the best idea. They're hopefully ditching it for that interactive prototyping class I mentioned, likely based around Flash MX - you'd be amazed how prevalent Director still is here in academialand though. Yeah, Java wasn’t the best idea. They’re hopefully ditching it for that interactive prototyping class I mentioned, likely based around Flash MX - you’d be amazed how prevalent Director still is here in academialand though.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.brightlycoloredfood.com/2003/01/15/schoolwork-part-3/#comment-45 Andrew Wed, 29 Jan 2003 01:13:41 +0000 http://www.brightlycoloredfood.com/wordpress/?p=153#comment-45 Geez, Java? So you work for like 6 weeks to learn how to draw a circle on the screen, right? This is the kind of thing that reminds me of the job postings for UI designers who need five years Java Swing coding experience. Did *any* student come out of the class with the ability to quickly code up a prototype of a design idea? Shouldn't that be a criteria for evaluating the class? Geez, Java? So you work for like 6 weeks to learn how to draw a circle on the screen, right? This is the kind of thing that reminds me of the job postings for UI designers who need five years Java Swing coding experience.

Did *any* student come out of the class with the ability to quickly code up a prototype of a design idea? Shouldn’t that be a criteria for evaluating the class?

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