____/ Thufir on Sunday 13 January 2008 11:19 : \____
> On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:56:02 +0000, Mark Kent wrote:
>
>> A steep learning curve
>> means that a user will become productive very quickly, but conversely,
>> can also suggest that more challenging functions might be very very
>> difficult to understand. A shallow learning curve means that it takes a
>> long time to become similarly productive, but conversely, that in the
>> long-run, the user is likely to be far more capable.
>
> In the long run, it doesn't matter whether it's a steep or shallow
> learning curve, surely? In either case the result is an equal degree of
> competency (all else being equal).
>
>> vi, slrn, tin, mutt and such like, along with bash, libreadline and
>> similar all have very shallow learning curves indeed, whereas Visual
>> Basic has a learning curve so steep you could drop rocks off it.
>
> How odd, Visual Basic has steep learning curve? I would've assumed the
> opposite.
I think it depends on the complexity of the job at hand. You don't use a
sledgehammer to crack a nut or peel a grape.
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