Why?

Post #174,208 by deSitter 9/14/04 12:58:01 PM Reply	Why? -drl
Post #174,245 by inthane-chan 9/14/04 3:34:03 PM Reply	Because there's no way I could match that answer.
Post #174,276 by ben_tilly 9/14/04 5:23:03 PM Reply	But that isn't programming That is knowing a specific environment and its tools very well, knowing what issues people tend to run into, and knowing how to present that information. The initial knowledge is helpful while programming, but is only one needed skill of many that a programmer has to put together at the same time. The skill at exposition makes me look good, but that's a documentation skill, not directly a programming skill. Furthermore that particular explanation is a variant on one that I've both seen given, and attempted to give, before. It is much easier to come up with a nice way to say something when already you've tried to say that thing a few times. Even if you don't clearly remember how you said it before, the experience guides you. Cheers, Ben To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act - [link\|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20\|Nebraska Supreme Court]
Post #174,279 by ChrisR 9/14/04 5:30:39 PM Reply	Nice to see a teacher/craftsman in action. But having the masters around does present the problem that sometimes we don't venture guesses. It's probably a good thing, though, that I don't post attempts at Perl code. :-)
Post #174,290 by ben_tilly 9/14/04 5:41:16 PM Reply	A good thing for my spare time you mean? There is no better way to learn than exposing yourself to constructive criticism. It isn't always the most fun process, but it is effective. Just be careful about where you place your ego when you try it: [link\|http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=270083\|http://www.perlmonks...pl?node_id=270083] Cheers, Ben To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act - [link\|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20\|Nebraska Supreme Court]
Post #174,324 by deSitter 9/14/04 9:03:38 PM Reply	Why? -drl
Post #174,354 by ChrisR 9/14/04 10:58:00 PM Reply	Jack of all languages... ...master of none. Remember back in early '92 being told that Perl was the way to go. Trying to get things done in a hurry, I stuck to writing a lot of scripts in sed. My career path might've been much different had I listened back then and took the time. Have played with Perl here and there, but never found the time to really get my head wrapped around it. To this day, Perl seems too much a conglomeration of disparate ideas rather than a cohesive whole. Perl is dangerous in that it can be easy to do things, but rather harder to master.

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