Here's the deal. Approximately 5% (maybe 2%) of developers are god like creatures. Able to weave logic from gossamer webs of electrons and silicon. Stunning in their ability to move from ideas to usable systems in timeframes that leave the head spinning. Able to apply new paradigms.....
The other 95% (98%?) are hacks. They are the new medium skilled lathe operators of the 21st century. Their only claim to fame is that they execute their relatively unskilled efforts utilizing new technology.
So did telegraph operators. They were young, cool and too good to stay in a job for long. Train Engineers. Airplane pilots. For God's sake, captains and engineers of those new fangled steam riverboats were about as cool as they come.
But please. Wake up. It's almost over. Hacks are hacks are hacks. It doesn't matter what you're hacking on. If you're average - you're average. If you want to be special - make special things happen. But please please please stop for a moment thinking you're something new. Just the most recent in a long line of boys with the new toys.
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Here's the deal. Approximately 5% (maybe 2%) of developers are god like creatures. Able to weave logic from gossamer webs of electrons and silicon. Stunning in their ability to move from ideas to usable systems in timeframes that leave the head spinning. Able to apply new paradigms .....
The other 95% (98%?) are hacks. They are the new medium skilled lathe operators of the 21st century. Their only claim to fame is that they execute their relatively unskilled efforts utilizing new technology.
So did telegraph operators. They were young, cool and too good to stay in a job for long. Train Engineers. Airplane pilots. For God's sake, captains and engineers of those new fangled steam riverboats were about as cool as they come.
But please. Wake up. It's almost over. Hacks are hacks are hacks. It doesn't matter what you're hacking on. If you're average - you're average. If you want to be special - make special things happen. But please please please stop for a moment thinking you're something new. Just the most recent in a long line of boys with the new toys.