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Subject:RE: TWs and Aptitude for OO Programming From:Terrance White <terrancewhitehlx -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:04:35 -0700 (PDT)
"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher5 -at- cox -dot- net> wrote: You could take a programming class and see how you do. If you like it, you
might want to try API tech writing -- the best of both worlds! ;-)
-Sue Gallagher
>From Tara Charter:
> My company recently allowed volunteers to test aptitude for
> Object Oriented Programming. I scored in the highest tier, while most did
> not. Is this a common thread among TWs? I am now wondering if I
I have not taken the test, but a natural understanding of OO concepts is something that even some OO programmers do not have! I think that you owe it to yourself to find out if you enjoy the field or not. Susan had a good suggestion; you also might try checking out a book from your local library and playing around. If you get a headache after a few hours, OO is not for you. If you end up paying late fees because you've kept the book too long, then OO might be for you.:)
Best,
Terrance White
www.doc-u-motion.com
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