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I would have weeded out all the idiots I've worked for and all the mismanagement I've put up with resulting in long hours and 2 marriages.
My 2 Sense
Mike
"It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.
Semper Fi
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Nice Truman quote; kind of puts things in perspective.
Software Zen: delete this;
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But but, I need that extra cow!
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As I get older it becomes more self evident. Kinda put a twist on the old saying "You can't take it with ya"
Mike
"It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.
Semper Fi
http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[ ^]
My Site
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My wife was complaining once about a 'kid event' we went to with my daughter. I told her "when it comes to the things I take into the long dark, I would much rather take the memories of this than a whole lot of other things."
She got really quiet after that.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I second the mismanagement. I changed jobs to get away from an awful manager, but my new company hired a new guy who is just as bad. Seems they are everywhere.
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James Luterek wrote: Seems they are everywhere.
They are. 
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James Luterek wrote: Seems they are everywhere.
Unfortunately they are!
But the wisdom is knowing how to handle them!
Mike
"It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.
Semper Fi
http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[ ^]
My Site
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First thought: Yeach, definetly yes  (I have chosen the option in a poll)
Second though (existential reflection): I am not an actual software developer since I still study. However, if I could go back to a nursery school and have my current knowledge, I would enrol on a music school (or something like that) and do something more valuable than wasting life in front of a PC, what I'm doing right now.
Greetings - Gajatko
Portable.NET is part of DotGNU, a project to build a complete Free Software replacement for .NET - a system that truly belongs to the developers.
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gajatko wrote: nd do something more valuable than wasting life in front of a PC, what I'm doing right now.
You can still leave the computer when you're not working on it. Nothing requires you to live in front of the thing, unless you live at your job maybe.
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You've taken it too literally. Of course there was a little exaggeration in what I've said.
Greetings - Gajatko
Portable.NET is part of DotGNU, a project to build a complete Free Software replacement for .NET - a system that truly belongs to the developers.
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gajatko wrote: Of course there was a little exaggeration in what I've said.
I'm not psychic. And if you exaggerate, then it sounds like you just wanna whine or make excuses. Besides, most professions will land you in front of a computer this day in age anyway.
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While a piano's keyboard has fewer keys than a computer's, none of them is "undo".
I like programming because I don't need to start from the top to correct a simple error, I can keep the good parts.
When it's done the whole thing is stored for many future uses.
Perhaps using a drum machine or midi device is similar.
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Yeah, no "undo" button key is the most scary thing in a music. You miss a note and they tell you're a poor player. On the other side, the same is with software - when you ship a product with a bug, you cannot do anything but publishing a patch, which usually will not be installed on every client machine.
PIEBALDconsult wrote: When it's done the whole thing is stored for many future uses.
This applies to the music as well.
Greetings - Gajatko
Portable.NET is part of DotGNU, a project to build a complete Free Software replacement for .NET - a system that truly belongs to the developers.
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if I can travel in time I will be definitely a developer, but with my current knowledge I will focus on other areas of development which I didn't yet reached or try it.
but in all ways I love my profession and I will try to stay with until last second in my life.
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it
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After 30+ years slinging code in more languages than I care to remember, I still would choose this profession. As those of us who do this thing understand, either you love it or hate it, there is no in-between. It has been frustrating, exasperating, and just plain foolish at times, but it has also been rewarding, both intellectually and emotionally and yes, financially too. Just ask my 4 college-educated children. This profession has allowed me to give them all an opportunity at a quality education from some very good colleges. I am one of those "dinosaur" coders who has kept up with the changes in the software development technology over the years. My only advice to those just beginning their journey is to find a business area that you find interesting and challenging and then get good at understanding and increasing your knowledge in that business area so you can leverage your software expertise in aiding that business succeed. I chose the energy business (oil and gas) and have never regreted it.
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Let's here it for us dinosaurs !
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"How do you find out if you're unwanted if everyone you try to ask tells you to stop bothering them and just go away?" - Balboos HaGadol
"It's a sad state of affairs, indeed, when you start reading my tag lines for some sort of enlightenment?" - Balboos HaGadol
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Oooh.
What's that big rock in the sky doing?
Is it coming closer?
Hey buddy! Take a look at this! I said, take a lo----------------
CARRIER LOST
Software Zen: delete this;
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I'm amazed how decisively people can answer questions like this - or even that there's no space for ditherers (like me) in the options. How about "Maybe, but I might like to consider other options as well"?
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I am so sorry that you feel left out. Maybe I should organize a group hug to boost you bruised ego.
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Since I've learned how to program, I enjoy doing it a lot...
Best regards,
Lizandro Campbell
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Decided to change my career from structural engineering to software when I was in the last year in my study. It wasn't too late. But I wish I've made this decision earlier.
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If I could travel back to 1980 with the knowledge I have now I believe I would be retired by now. I mean I would make a killing selling amazon and rambus short in 2000. How about enron? And then in the early 80s Intel and Microsoft were pretty cheap, although the problem is then I was 8. How about buying eBay just after the ipo? Or QQQ in 1996? What about sports betting, before the season began? I do remember the outcome of some years.
John
modified on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 12:04 PM
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Yes, and also what salaries and inflation will do.
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So you voted No and would become a stock swindler trader? 
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