Pete's Log: angering the sophomores
Entry #441, (Coding, Hacking, & CS stuff)(posted when I was 22 years old.)
Wow... my decision to use a float as an input test for the timecard program in the latest 232 assignment has really created an uproar amongst the sophomores. It amazes me how much whining they are doing about three points. But what can I do but reply to each inquiry and tell them they're not getting the points back...
I wish they would realize I'm doing them a service by teaching them a lesson: don't make assumptions about your input. So many bad things happen because of assumptions about input. But it seems that people are more concerned about their grades than about actually becoming good coders...