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"I like to spend free time wrenching on a car or a bike, but I don't set out on Saturday morning and say "I'm going to learn how to use a torque wrench today, b
by jseifer 17y ago
"I like to spend free time wrenching on a car or a bike, but I don't set out on Saturday morning and say "I'm going to learn how to use a torque wrench today, because those things are the future of tools"."
That one made me laugh.
- greentree 17y agoReally? I'm getting kind of tired of the tool analogies. They are thrown around as answers in place of actual thinking and reasoned arguments. The comparison between learning how to use a torque wrench and learning a language is absurd.
- crucini 17y agoIt depends. Learning a significantly different language can be mind-expanding. Going from C to Lisp is not just picking up a different tool. More like a brain transplant. Going from Java to C# is more ho-hum. There will be no epiphanies. More like "Oh, Microsoft solved problem X. That's nice." That really is like replacing a Husky brand wrench with a Craftsman brand wrench.