The Democratic and Republican parties are two sides of the same coin.
More like two cheeks of the same horses ass.
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> Good for you! But some people prefer to run with the grown ups in the Perl community.
>Myself included, of course.
Aye, there are some, I will grant you that. And you are welcome at my table anytime!
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This attitude is a big part of the problem, IMHO. I have worked with Perl, but have dealt with too many coders who feel they need to "prove" there's another way to do it (or that they know every nook and cranny of a particular part of the language) by using another convoluted way to "do it". If I have the nerve to ask how or why I get flamed for not being a serious enough disciple of the language and told to look it up myself (I even had a colleague tell me that it is his right to do so because I was wasting his time and next time I would think twice before asking). It's the same "if you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch" attitude displayed by the parent.
So, If it appears that I don't want to run with the big dogs in Perl, it's because I choose to run with the grown ups over in the Python community.
I don't get this crowd. The man has gone out and raised his own funding. He's not asking for the government -- or anyone who does not want to back him -- for anything. You have a problem with the investors? OK. But this guy going for it and will probably fail, but what is he going to discover along the way? What tangent will he discover? What question will he ask for the next person to answer? Isn't that the absolute best that science offers?
Every few months I get a copy of Make magazine and read about scores of people willing to stand up to the crown and challenge what we all "know to be true" (tm). I applaud the man.
Wow...what a great post, though I don't think it will be well received on/. Our society no longer worries about "right" and "wrong" or, heaven forbid, the "moral" aspect of much. Everything is boiled down to legal or not (or even worse, convictable or not). We scream about "rights" and "privileges" without talking about responsibility or obligation.
Should the dude use the "free" wireless? No. Is it a crime? I don't think so, but I'm just a citizen.
Thanks for raising the signal-to-noise ratio.
You need to talk to my sys admin. Our corporate system is so locked down that it's next to impossible to get anything done! He enforces an insane level of "security" and wears it as a badge of honor that he is pissing off most of the workers; it shows he's doing a good job. It's an absolute pain in teh ass to work on our system.
As you get older, your brain changes configuration. You don't want/can't learn as fast, or don't care about the details anymore.
Perhaps I an exception, then. I'm 46 and writing the best code of my life for a small company processing insurance claims. I like learning new technologies, was turned onto Python about 4 years ago and am up to date on Perl and Ruby (though Python is my language of choice). When I was laid off about 2 years ago I was only out of work for about 6 weeks and had many offers from which to choose. My favorite aspect of the job is being where the action is and, in general, I like working with younger coders who want to learn from my experience in the same manner I learn new technologies from them.
So, if you like to program there's nothing to worry about. There are a lot of good jobs available for tose of us over 40.
I think the problem in the United States is cultural. We are brought up to believe that we deserve the best of everything and we shouldn't have to work to get it. Our free enterprise system bombards us with "how can you possibly live without our product?" and "why wait? You deserve this".
This leads to a generation of children thinking that they deserve good grades because we're all "winners". When I taught (physics) at a private University many of the students were agast that I would give out C's and D's. Even worse, parents would call and compain to me that junior received a failing grade!!
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I remember seeing episode I with the gang from work. I literally fell asleep during the movie.
Well said. Thank-you.
+1 I wish I had mod points for you. Well said.
I don't know. Watched any daytime television lately? "Intelligence" is one word that does not come to mind when describing it.
The Democratic and Republican parties are two sides of the same coin.
More like two cheeks of the same horses ass.
> Good for you! But some people prefer to run with the grown ups in the Perl community. >Myself included, of course. Aye, there are some, I will grant you that. And you are welcome at my table anytime!
This attitude is a big part of the problem, IMHO. I have worked with Perl, but have dealt with too many coders who feel they need to "prove" there's another way to do it (or that they know every nook and cranny of a particular part of the language) by using another convoluted way to "do it". If I have the nerve to ask how or why I get flamed for not being a serious enough disciple of the language and told to look it up myself (I even had a colleague tell me that it is his right to do so because I was wasting his time and next time I would think twice before asking). It's the same "if you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch" attitude displayed by the parent.
So, If it appears that I don't want to run with the big dogs in Perl, it's because I choose to run with the grown ups over in the Python community.
I don't get this crowd. The man has gone out and raised his own funding. He's not asking for the government -- or anyone who does not want to back him -- for anything. You have a problem with the investors? OK. But this guy going for it and will probably fail, but what is he going to discover along the way? What tangent will he discover? What question will he ask for the next person to answer? Isn't that the absolute best that science offers? Every few months I get a copy of Make magazine and read about scores of people willing to stand up to the crown and challenge what we all "know to be true" (tm). I applaud the man.
Isn't this the plot behind Half-Life?
Wow...what a great post, though I don't think it will be well received on /. Our society no longer worries about "right" and "wrong" or, heaven forbid, the "moral" aspect of much. Everything is boiled down to legal or not (or even worse, convictable or not). We scream about "rights" and "privileges" without talking about responsibility or obligation.
Should the dude use the "free" wireless? No. Is it a crime? I don't think so, but I'm just a citizen.
Thanks for raising the signal-to-noise ratio.
You need to talk to my sys admin. Our corporate system is so locked down that it's next to impossible to get anything done! He enforces an insane level of "security" and wears it as a badge of honor that he is pissing off most of the workers; it shows he's doing a good job. It's an absolute pain in teh ass to work on our system.
As you get older, your brain changes configuration. You don't want/can't learn as fast, or don't care about the details anymore.
Perhaps I an exception, then. I'm 46 and writing the best code of my life for a small company processing insurance claims. I like learning new technologies, was turned onto Python about 4 years ago and am up to date on Perl and Ruby (though Python is my language of choice). When I was laid off about 2 years ago I was only out of work for about 6 weeks and had many offers from which to choose. My favorite aspect of the job is being where the action is and, in general, I like working with younger coders who want to learn from my experience in the same manner I learn new technologies from them.
So, if you like to program there's nothing to worry about. There are a lot of good jobs available for tose of us over 40.
I think the problem in the United States is cultural. We are brought up to believe that we deserve the best of everything and we shouldn't have to work to get it. Our free enterprise system bombards us with "how can you possibly live without our product?" and "why wait? You deserve this". This leads to a generation of children thinking that they deserve good grades because we're all "winners". When I taught (physics) at a private University many of the students were agast that I would give out C's and D's. Even worse, parents would call and compain to me that junior received a failing grade!!