
	{"id":10,"date":"2011-04-28T19:08:31","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T23:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/blog\/index.php\/?p=10"},"modified":"2011-10-29T10:12:13","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T14:12:13","slug":"online-computer-programming-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/online-computer-programming-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Right Click, Left Click, Neigh: Horses That Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(With apologies to Doreen Cronin, author of <i>Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p>There once was a stable of horses<br \/>\nWho thought it was time to join forces<br \/>\nAnd protest their labor<br \/>\nWith more than just &ldquo;neigh&rdquo; for<br \/>\nA better job, advised their sources (i.e., the cows).<\/p>\n<p>The farmer said, &ldquo;What good are you<br \/>\nExcept as my wagon-pull crew?<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll send you to IMACS<br \/>\nTo learn more than syntax.<br \/>\nIf not, then it&#8217;s off to be glue!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><i>(Unfortunately, our classrooms are not equipped for horses, so we directed them to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">online computer courses<\/a> at eimacs.com.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>No school had yet enrolled equine<br \/>\nIn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/student_overview.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">computer courses online<\/a>.<br \/>\nThey paid us in oats,<br \/>\nAnd we don&#8217;t mean to gloat,<br \/>\nBut everything turned out just fine.<\/p>\n<p>The horses got out of their jam;<br \/>\nThey now build apps to filter spam.<br \/>\nSo who do you turn to<br \/>\nIf you want to learn to<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/student_csoverview.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Write your own computer programs<\/a>?<br \/>\nWhy, IMACS, of course!<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re the ultimate source<br \/>\nTo upgrade your personal RAM.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a clever (and family-friendly) limerick about math or computer science to share?  Email us at info @ eimacs.com.<\/p>\n<p><i><font size=1>Stop horsing around and come on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">IMACS<\/a>.  Take our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/aptitude.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">free aptitude test<\/a>.  Play along with our weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eimacs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">IMACS<\/a> logic puzzles on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eimacs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(With apologies to Doreen Cronin, author of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type) There once was a stable of horses Who thought it was time to join forces And protest their labor With more than just &ldquo;neigh&rdquo; for A better job, advised their sources (i.e., the cows). 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