On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:36:10 -0600
Recliner wrote:
Eric wrote:
Thrilling? Yes, it can be. At any age. Actually that line says more
about your personality than about anything else.

Yes, perhaps. I moved on from programming a long time ago. For me, it was
never more than a means to an end, and I was happy to switch to code-free

And that says even more about you - ie no good at programming, should never
have gone into it in the first place and you didn't have the balls to look
elsewhere for a job - you took the easy option. You'd have probably been happy
as a retail manager in a tesco or something similar.

environments once they could do what I wanted. I certainly didn't want to
make my living from it, and never did, despite writing programs that could
tie up the then world's largest computer for 20 minutes when I was doing my
thesis.

This is priceless )

Anyone could tie up a single threaded computer for all eternity just by
sticking it in an endless loop you dimwit. 20 mins, FFS ...

The last 3GL code I wrote was probably around 30 years ago (very much as a
part-time activity), and 4GL 15+ years ago. Even programming fancy Excel
formulas or macros doesn't turn me on any more. Once I knew I could do it,

I hate to break the news to you, but writing Excel macros is only "programming"
if you're a complete beginner. I expect you think writing HTML is programming
too hmm?

I didn't get any thrills from doing it year after year. There were new
challenges to turn me on, and programming seemed like an activity best
reserved for younger, cheaper people. I know what code can do, but it
doesn't have to be me doing it, any more than I would want to wash my car
myself.

Obviously you have zero imagination to boot.


I do appreciate that some people enjoy washing their own cars, and others
continue to enjoy programming. But there are better ways to make a living
for those who can.

Poor analogy. The programmer/engineer is the person who built the car, the
one washing it is the person who uses it on a daily basis. Eg , the pointy
haired manager who uses Powerpoint for example.

Face it - you have no clue about what you're talking about, you were a failure
as a progammer who jumped before he was pushed and you could be Exhibit A
from the Dilbert Principle.

Oh, but your spellings ok. Well hallelujah, watch the company share price rise!

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Spud