Re: Programmer Endorphins: When does the learning process end?

Seems that this question comes up quite often. Not that it's a bad thing. I think something new gets dragged up each time.

"When you've stopped learning, you might as well be dead."

a small sample of links which have bearing:
push on, learn and code; by japhy,
Why do monks put up with it?,
and from way back Never be an expert Programmer: It really starts
with little mistress's node.

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(jeffa) Re: Re: Programmer Endorphins: When does the learning process end? by jeffa (Bishop) on Jan 24, 2001 at 19:57 UTC
"When you've stopped learning, you might as well be dead." I say that ALL the time. Advice to newbies: if you want to be a programmer, then know that it is a never-ending journey, and besides, the point of the journey is not to arrive. . . Besides, if you do get to the end of your programming journey before you die (barring a change of careers), then you will probably wake up one morning and realize you are in Dilbert-Land, complete with Pointy-Headed Imbeciles. Jeff L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR F--F--F--F--F--F--F--F-- (the triplet paradiddle)	[reply]
Re: Re: Programmer Endorphins: When does the learning process end? by extremely (Priest) on Jan 25, 2001 at 09:57 UTC
"When you've stopped learning, you might as well be dead." My version is "If you don't learn at least one new thing a day, you are dead." =) -- $you = new YOU; honk() if $you->love(perl)	[reply]