The thing about the way ideas about programming are "sold" to other programmers, is that it has as much to do with the actual profession of programming as a typ

The thing about the way ideas about programming are "sold" to other programmers, is that it has as much to do with the actual profession of programming as a typical tween's conception of being a "rockstar" has to do with the actual profession of being a touring musician. A lot of the really vital hard work is glossed over, and huge amounts of attention are paid to certain abstracted "sexy" ideas. When people watch someone soldering, their attention is drawn to the iron, and to the shiny melted flowing metal. However, it's really cleaning the tip of the iron and having an iron that can provide enough power at the right temperature that matters.