From: Stu <stu@...>
Date: 2011-07-01T17:42:12+09:00
Subject: Re: A movie Renamer

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On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 1:42 AM, David Masover <ninja@slaphack.com> wrote:

> I actually have some ethical issues with this. If you're having this much
> trouble with this sort of problem, you either need to learn fast, or you
> need
> to not pass the course. Maybe giving some people all the answers will help
> them learn fast, but it also might help them pass a course they shouldn't.
>
> It's also kind of doing their work for them.
>
>
With the assumption that the op really wants to learn how to parse and alter
a string.

There is nothing wrong with leading a man to water. I don't think anyone
cares to do someones homework nor spoon-feed an answer. Linking to the
appropriate learning resource or documentation can easily weed out the lazy.
If the documentation is vague or overly terse then slowly breaking down the
problem to aid the op to a complete solution tends is a good route.  If they
are still confused there is no need to have disdain towards their grasp of
the subject. With their persistence it will become obvious they really need
some specific attention. Showing someone how to create solutions for their
problems is the goal.  Are we all not students and are we all not teachers?

~Stu

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