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Sure. I don't think anyone is saying there's no value in mastering the toolchain. But the OP was talking about blowing his life savings on a bakery because he
by rwallace 13y ago
Sure. I don't think anyone is saying there's no value in mastering the toolchain.
But the OP was talking about blowing his life savings on a bakery because he couldn't find a job programming in Perl. If you ever find yourself starting to think like that, a big red flashing sign with the words 'Warning: excessive attachment to a particular tool!' should be lighting up in your mind.
- chromatic 13y agoBut the OP was talking about blowing his life savings on a bakery because he couldn't find a job programming in Perl. No, he wasn't. The article isn't about Perl. The article is about the excessive attachment to novelty and reinvention as practiced in much of the programming world today.