Re: RE: WDSC and Linux
"Michael Naughton" <mnaughton-ASFSQzaE8w1Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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CODE/400 Discussion & Support <code400-l-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> writes: >Every single programmer should have at least one year in which >they write in some sort of machine language and develop a small, working >operating system from scratch. And fit it into 8K. I'm not going to argue with you, Joe, but I suspect that by this definition very few of us are "programmers". You set a high bar. Using your definition, I bet most of us are "application assemblers". But I'm not sure there's anything wrong with that. For one thing, I think even programming in machine language can be considered "assemblers" -- they're just assembling a lot more pieces that are all a lot smaller. For another, I think practical reality drives most of us to understand the tools and components we use in our assemblies at differing levels: some we understand thoroughly, and some we we know just enough about to understand how to use them effectively. In fact, isn't that the point of encapsulation? You don't have to have a clue as to what that darn object is doing on the inside -- all you have to know is what messages you need to send it and what messages to expect back. Now, that's not going to stop some of us from cracking apart those objects to see what makes them tick, but it is really required that we do so before we use them? Mike Naughton Senior Programmer/Analyst Judd Wire, Inc. 124 Turnpike Road Turners Falls, MA 01376 413-863-4357 x444 mnaughton-ASFSQzaE8w1Wk0Htik3J/[email protected] _______________________________________________ This is the CODE/400 Discussion & Support (CODE400-L) mailing list To post a message email: CODE400-L-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/code400-l or email: CODE400-L-request-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected] Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/code400-l. NOTE: WDSc for iSeries disucssion has it's own mailing list. Information can be found at http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/wdsc-l