C++ program to find the GCD
Is The logic is easy to understand here for beginners or not .
I write c++ examples for beginners i try to keep the logic as simple as i can so every beginner can understand the logic.
need suggestions is there any change required here.?
C++ program to find GCD
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Tim S.
"...a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are,in short, a perfect match.." Bill Bryson
Why do so many people feel they need to write tutorials these days?!..
The code has terrible formatting and use of whitespace, and is terribly inefficient. It doesn't even mention Euclid's algorithm, which if there was one thing that you would not leave out of such a discussion, that would be it.
Try and think about what you are trying to teach. Are you trying to teach C++, or are you trying to teach algorithms, or are you trying to teach how to examine code and work out what it does. I sure as heck hope you aren't intending to just teach how to program.
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Because it is easier to write a few tutorials than to write a complete guide to any aspect of programming. And, superficially at least, writing tutorials can lead others to believe you are an expert in much more.Originally Posted by iMalc
In other words, people with a little knowledge are seeking quick kudos with little effort applied.
On the other hand, if guided properly, writing such a document is a good learning experience.
For example, I wrote this A Gentle Introduction to IO Streams in C++ - Cprogramming.com for this site a few years ago.
(Mainly because a few friends of me commented that C++ streams were 'stupid' and difficult, just because they were familiar with C I/O !)
Having gained in a little bit of experience, I can see now, that there are a few places where it could have been better...but it was definitely a nice experience for me.
Sure. An effective way of learning something is to try and teach it. However, that is a side effect though - the primary goal of any good teach (or tutor) should be on helping others learn.
I'm not arguing that tutorials are bad things. However, iMalc asked a question about a observable trend that more people are writing tutorials.
I don't completely subscribe to the old saying "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." However, there is an element of truth to it. When lots of people taking up teaching (or writing of tutorials) one of the factors is fewer people in a position to do, so more people fall back on teaching.
The old saying "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." is actually a compliment. It means that if a person was very good at what they do (e.g. a soldier) then let them keep doing it. If they, for some reason, can no longer physically perform this role then instead of "wasting them", reassign them and let them teach. People (ab)use the saying and use it in a derogatory fashion, but it's not what it really means. I concede that the derogatory use is more prevalent but that doesn't change the original, intended, phrase.
Edit: I can't find a source for this now. Maybe I dreamt it up in my imagination.
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And the variation of the saying "Those who can't teach, administrate" likely started by teachers.
Tim S.
"...a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are,in short, a perfect match.." Bill Bryson
I've never heard it in that way. I just looked it up, and found that the expression is actually a quote from George Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman". It was not a compliment. I don't know if that is the original source.
Bob: I'm so discouraged. My writing teacher told me my novel is hopeless.
Jane: Don't listen to her, Bob. Remember: those who can, do; those who can't, teach.
Yeah as I said (in an edit) I can't find an reliable reference, but for some reason it's in my mind. Weird stuff.
Heh, but if we look at the context, it seems to have been constructed or quoted for humour in a list of sayings that is ancillary to the play itself: Maxims for Revolutionists
I'm not clear why you wrote this, but I note that it isn't part of the play. If you read it somewhere, it is merely an example of how we might use the saying, but you presumably already knew the common usage.
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