This is good advice. Programmers and writers need to fall in love with language, learn to think logically, and come to terms with classical rhetoric. Dick Gab

This is good advice. Programmers and writers need to fall in love with language, learn to think logically, and come to terms with classical rhetoric. Dick Gabriel is a master of all three. Read his essays at http://www.dreamsongs.com http://www.dreamsongs.com. Read his book Patterns of Software book, inspired by the work of Christopher Alexander.