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It depends what you're working on. Probably the most useful things I did was to develop two application frameworks. One of them is still executing code over 20 years later, and the other (as far as I know) is still executing code over 35 years later. Applications are still being developed on the first one, but I'd be surprised if that was still the case with the second one.
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I'd have said it depends on how badly you screw up, and how publicly as well. In my case, no history books, because nothing I do working for a market research company is going to have any lasting effect on anyone or anything, and I like it that way.
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I suppose there's also the aspect of visibility. Only those who develop against your app framework know anything about it. I'm betting this is entirely meaningless to the end users.
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It's certainly invisible to end users.
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Like a Tip of the Iceberg. We don't see the huge mass hiding below in the water.
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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke
You should be happy you are such good wizard On the other hand inside each of us there is a little cabotin who would die to reveal the secrets and get the applause.
Mircea
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The easier you make it look, the more you are taken for granted.
I'm aware of one who rose to V.P. because he was responsible for a COBOL mess called "the P&L": the Profit / Loss statement.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
modified 28-Jul-20 13:08pm.
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Marc Clifton wrote: ...and it takes less than 2 minutes to demo it to the customer. Yes, but now you can spend the rest of your life organizing your CD collection!
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David O'Neil wrote: Yes, but now you can spend the rest of your life organizing your CD collection!
I'd welcome that. Try organizing a collection of untagged MP3 files...
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If they are organized by directory, MP3Tag can take a lot of the work out of it. MP3Tag is an amazing tool for that job.
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I'm a long-time fan of MP3Tag. But there's only so much automation can solve.
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And the longevity of some quick-and-dirty code is surprising as well.
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We harmonise on the cusp of laughter without greeting. (11)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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We harmonise - SING with U
(on the) CUSP - definition
laughter withouut greeting HILARITY
Guess I'll try something simpler for tomorrow.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I thought the definition had to be at either end, not somewhere in the middle.
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It should
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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All's fair in love and war ...and cryptic crosswords
I guess you've met the classic
gegs (9,4)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I've been playing chess since I was around 9 years old off and on. If anyone plays on chess.com I'd love to organize a CodeProject group or just add some friends. I'm not the best (~1500-1700 depending on time controls) but I'd love to play with any range of player whether I'm helping teach them or they're helping teach me.
Anyone interested?
Random chess content: View from arguably the greatest speed-chess GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Levy Rozman on the ranking of common openings.
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Chess ... chess ... Is that the one with the Horsie and the Prawns, or the BFG 6000?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Hmmm, I think it's the one where you do things on peasants and you're always checking stuff with your mate
Sorry for the joke at your expense French speakers!
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I do. Badly.
I doubt if the international rating goes low enough to give me a score.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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The legendary negative ELO
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Yes I do.
But only against my children, in order to have a chance.
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