advertise on coderanch granny thread boost polymorphism book review grid
Win a copy of The Career Toolkit this week in the Jobs Discussion forum!
  • Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
programming forums Java Mobile Certification Databases Caching Books Engineering Micro Controllers OS Languages Paradigms IDEs Build Tools Frameworks Application Servers Open Source This Site Careers Other all forums
thread boost meaningless drivel building better world book advertise on coderanch book review grid
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
Marshals:
  • Campbell Ritchie
  • Paul Clapham
  • Ron McLeod
  • Bear Bibeault
  • Liutauras Vilda
Sheriffs:
  • Jeanne Boyarsky
  • Tim Cooke
  • Junilu Lacar
Saloon Keepers:
  • Tim Moores
  • Tim Holloway
  • Stephan van Hulst
  • Jj Roberts
  • Carey Brown
Bartenders:
  • salvin francis
  • Frits Walraven
  • Piet Souris

"it's easy"

 
Jeanne Boyarsky
author & internet detective
Posts: 40353
819
I like...
Eclipse IDE VI Editor Java
posted 1 year ago
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I wrote a blog post about the possible meanings of "it's easy". Can you think of any more?

[OCP 11 book] | [OCA 8 book] [OCP 8 book] [Practice tests book] [Blog] [JavaRanch FAQ] [How To Ask Questions] [Book Promos]
Other Certs: SCEA Part 1, Part 2 & 3, Core Spring 3, TOGAF part 1 and part 2

 
Campbell Ritchie
Marshal
Posts: 71595
312
posted 1 year ago
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
People who know their stuff well and get good marks will perceive the exam differently from those who do neither, so to them the exam is easy only in comparison.
 
Tim Holloway
Saloon Keeper
Posts: 22984
156
I like...
Android Eclipse IDE Tomcat Server Redhat Java Linux
posted 1 year ago
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
It's Easy! All You Have To Do Is...



The deadliest words in IT, whether spoken by users, management or even the developers themselves.

Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.

Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.

And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.

 
Marco Wentink
Greenhorn
Posts: 10
posted 1 year ago
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Well, this one probably does not count, because from these electronic tests you get the result back directly. But in my days when exams where on paper:

It was easy, I did not understand what I did wrong, and think I got it all right. (But when the teacher gives the paper back, it appears I have got it all wrong.)

Numerous times I thought it was difficult and got a 80% score, while my classmates that after the exam told me that they thought it was easy and got something like 50%.

 
Marco Wentink
Greenhorn
Posts: 10
posted 1 year ago
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Tim Holloway wrote:It's Easy! All You Have To Do Is... The deadliest words in IT, whether spoken by users, management or even the developers themselves.



Absolutely, but off topic here. I think Jeanne is referring to reactions after doing an exam. Right?
 
Did you see how Paul cut 87% off of his electric heat bill with 82 watts of micro heaters?
reply
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
Boost this thread!
Similar Threads
More...