If you have one, toss that Xmas tree into the wood chipper; damn that's fun. Alternatively, chew on a piece of tire.

Did anyone else immediately think of Fargo?

On a serious note, I've noticed a strange phenomenon amongst programmers over the years. It seems that the more specialized their work is and the more limited their tools and are, the more frustrated they get. The programmers who consistently use a wide variety of languages/tools and work in diverse areas seem far more satisfied with their craft.

Lack of fundamental knowledge about how computers actually work also seems to frustrate many. Ask yourself if you really know exactly how your Perl code using Tk ends up creating the pretty (oh wait, I said Tk, forget the pretty part ;) images on the screen. Not just a vague idea, but everything, down to the total understanding of the hardware involved.

So in conclusion: don't limit yourselves to one language, one website, one perspective. You'll enjoy the profession a lot more.

In reply to Re: Ceasefire by Anonymous Monk
in thread Ceasefire by djantzen

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