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Cool stuff isn't operating systems and compilers, cool stuff is getting your computer to do your job for you. Why don't you use the knowledge you gained of pro
by marshallp 17y ago
Cool stuff isn't operating systems and compilers, cool stuff is getting your computer to do your job for you.
Why don't you use the knowledge you gained of prolog and lisp and metaprogram the tasks you're given to get your work done even faster.
This talk about crud is boring, libraries are boring, is almost ludicrous. There are 200 million jobs in the united states alone that can be automated by software. Try to automate those jobs - that's cool and lucrative stuff.
- bugs 17y agoGrabbing libraries isn't fun when you first start out programming you really don't learn much and really can't do anything and I think that seems to be where everything is headed. If you are programming for work sure its going to be easier to grab a library to do a certain task for you even if you have to mangle your task a little bit to use it but when you are learning or even when you are programming for fun that is dull and really really not fun.
- barrkel 17y agoI think part of the problem is having too many options. When all you had was moveto and lineto, simple programs with simple graphics was enough. Now, such programs seem so lame and pale in comparison to the state of the art, while the amount you need to know and learn to match that standard is daunting, there must be a cost in terms of programmers lost to the profession at an early age.
- sjs 17y agoWell, I think systems and languages are pretty cool. Knowing how they work is good practice even if it only demystifies them for you. Also, every program is either an interpreter or a compiler if you squint just right.