Is a great memory a requirement for great programming? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/572620/is-a-great-memory-a-requirement-for-great-programming/572673 ht

Is a great memory a requirement for great programming? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/572620/is-a-great-memory-a-requirement-for-great-programming/572673 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/572620/is-a-great-memory-... Alan Kay: in programming there is a wide-spread 1st order theory that one shouldn't build one's own tools, languages, and especially operating systems. This is true—an incredible amount of time and energy has gone down these ratholes. On the 2nd hand, if you can build your own tools, languages and operating systems, then you absolutely should because the leverage that can be obtained (and often the time not wasted in trying to fix other people's not quite right tools) can be incredible. https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.vpri.org/pdf/m2004001_power.pdf https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.vpri.org/pdf/m...