Thought For a Monday

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.
-- RobertHeinlein, writing specialist
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/Specialization is what makes societies great.
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net
"Scott Allen" <scott@.nospam.odetocode.com> wrote in message
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>A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
> butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
> accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
> give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
> problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
> efficiently, die gallantly.
> Specialization is for insects.
> -- RobertHeinlein, writing specialist
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
A nice description of what web programming is all about.
Eliyahu
"Scott Allen" <scott@.nospam.odetocode.com> wrote in message
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> A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
> butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
> accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
> give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
> problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
> efficiently, die gallantly.
> Specialization is for insects.
> -- RobertHeinlein, writing specialist
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
Sounds like a T-Cell. However, it should be noted that, while all T-Cells
start out the same, they eventually specialize. Why should an organization
composed of such cells behave any differently? For that matter, why isn't
the entire earth filled with amoebas?
I love Robert Heinlein. But, like Albert Einstein, he was only a man, and
not always right.
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
What You S Is What You Get.
"Scott Allen" <scott@.nospam.odetocode.com> wrote in message
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>A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
> butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
> accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
> give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
> problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
> efficiently, die gallantly.
> Specialization is for insects.
> -- RobertHeinlein, writing specialist
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
specialization is what allows a species to survive and excel in any
given ecosystem.
overspecialization in that same ecology makes them vulnerable to
significant shifts in the supporting systems.
where does that leave .net programmers? ;-)
david
specialization is what allows a species to survive and excel in any
given ecosystem.
overspecialization in that same ecology makes them vulnerable to
significant shifts in the surrounding and supporting systems.
where does that leave .net programmers? ;-)
(a colleague just told me she firmly believes that cobal programmers
will always have a job in the financial industry because those
mainframe systems and archives are so data-intensive that there is no
business case - read garunteed ROI - for changing the codebase.)
david
> where does that leave .net programmers? ;-)
Nowhere in particular, since there are all kinds of .Net programmers.
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
What You S Is What You Get.
"David Alpert" <david@.spinthemoose.com> wrote in message
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> specialization is what allows a species to survive and excel in any
> given ecosystem.
> overspecialization in that same ecology makes them vulnerable to
> significant shifts in the supporting systems.
> where does that leave .net programmers? ;-)
> david
Sure..those that use C# and those that use VB.Net :)
Karl
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"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@.DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
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> Nowhere in particular, since there are all kinds of .Net programmers.
> --
> HTH,
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> What You S Is What You Get.
> "David Alpert" <david@.spinthemoose.com> wrote in message
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>
Very funny, Karl ;-P
;-),
Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
What You S Is What You Get.
"Karl Seguin" <karl REMOVE @. REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME net>
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> Sure..those that use C# and those that use VB.Net :)
> Karl
> --
> MY ASP.Net tutorials
> http://www.openmymind.net/ - New and Improved (yes, the popup is
> annoying)
> http://www.openmymind.net/faq.aspx - unofficial newsgroup FAQ (more to
> come!)
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@.DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
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And those who use JScript.NET, presumably,
not counting those who use Managed C++.
;-)
Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
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"Karl Seguin" <karl REMOVE @. REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME net>
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> Sure..those that use C# and those that use VB.Net :)
> Karl
> --
> MY ASP.Net tutorials
> http://www.openmymind.net/ - New and Improved (yes, the popup is
> annoying)
> http://www.openmymind.net/faq.aspx - unofficial newsgroup FAQ (more to
> come!)
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@.DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
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>