RE: What counts as technically slick?

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One of the reasons I got into programming was that I found out that it was a
way to be a paid professional student.    

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeLong, Eric [mailto:EDeLong@Sallybeauty.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 2:30 PM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: What counts as technically slick?
> 
> 
> Buck,
> 
> I definitely fall into the technical camp, and like you I see 
> no value to
> "dumbing down" to the least common denominator. I haven't ever been in
> management, so I cannot comment on their perspective, but 
> whenever I hear a
> programmer complaining about "having to learn something new", 
> I feel the
> distinct urge to (edited due to graphic content and adult 
> language). I hope
> I never hear something like that from my doctor or even my 
> mechanic at the
> auto shop. 
> 
> It seems sometimes like striving for excellence is a bad 
> thing. Good enough
> is the high-water mark, and barely adequate is the norm. I 
> was told once
> that innovation leads to dissatisfaction. Once everyone 
> realizes how much
> better everything *could* be, they'd be dissatisfied with 
> what they have.
> That's probably true, but why should they be happy with 
> something that only
> marginally meets their needs? 
> 
> Eric DeLong
> 
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