Some people like programming...

[Dan Shafer]

Well-put, Kurt.

I like to say that many people who say they like writing, actually  
like having written. I think the same is true of programming: many  
people who say they enjoy programming really enjoy the end result,  
not the process, which can indeed be sticky and messy at times.


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Dan Shafer, Co-Chair
RevConWest '05
June 17-18, 2005, Monterey, California
http://www.altuit.com/webs/altuit/RevConWest

On May 27, 2005, at 8:11 PM, Kurt Kaufman wrote:

>
>
>> Some people like programming, some don't.
>>
>
> Some thoughts:
>
> I have to admit that when I am knocking my head against the wall  
> trying to determine why the !@#$%^&* THING WON'T WORK, I'm not the  
> happiest camper.....especially when I discover that the problem  
> lies with a misspelled variable (or something along those lines)!
>
> At the same time, it is thrilling to have something work the way  
> you expect, to have a problem solved, to create an application that  
> fulfills its need precisely- all the more so when the need is very  
> specific and nothing else is available which exactly fits the bill.
>
> Transcript also allows the person with a non-higher-math background  
> (such as myself) to work with many math functions in a more verbose  
> manner, so that I can at least code the clock face "in 100  
> lines" (vs. the Math Whiz's 13, or whatever), and BOTH scripts work.
>
> -Kurt
>
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