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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: I'm so conflicted... |
| Date | 2016-11-12 23:18 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <o08phk$dqj$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <d6e64e95-026d-433c-85f9-baed414c7460@googlegroups.com> <o05pmf$q1q$1@dont-email.me> <MPG.32910672c094ffb89896c2@news.virginmedia.com> <o07fgj$b1o$2@dont-email.me> <MPG.32919a4cba4ea77f9896c3@news.virginmedia.com> |
On 11/12/2016 4:30 PM, jim wrote: >> In article <o07fgj$b1o$2@dont-email.me>, gnuarm@gmail.com says... >> >> On 11/12/2016 5:59 AM, jim wrote: >>>> In article <o05pmf$q1q$1@dont-email.me>, gnuarm@gmail.com says... >>>> >>>> I find it amusing what programmers think programming is, or is not. >>>> What is wrong with using libraries for the grunt work and writing the >>>> "real" code that makes the application do what is needed? Why is that >>>> not "programming"? >>>> >>>> This sounds a bit arrogant. "If they aren't programming the way I >>>> program, it isn't programming". >>> >>> >>> I would point out there is a big difference between "programming" and "coding" >>> and what people call programming today is little more than scripting. >>> >>> What tends to happen over time is a large scale de-skilling and job title >>> and task renaming that seems designed to hide the widespread de-skilling. >>> >>> How many companies employ "systems analysts" these day I wonder? >>> And what do they do in between toilet breaks. >> >> At some point are you going to define "programming" in a useful way? > > I don't know about useful but > > I hadn't thought of it as an issue but sure- I tend to agree with F.P. Brooks > and his definition of a "Programming Systems Product" > That is programming to me. It is rapidly becoming too physically dangerous > to do it any other way. But you didn't share that definition. I'm don't think I'm going to buy a book to continue this discussion. A search mostly gave me links about "The Mythical Man-Month". > Anything less is scripting, or hacking or whatever else you call it. > (I was trained in systems analysis and organisation and methods > in the 1970's - perhaps explaining my bias.. things were different.) > > There's a big paragraph in his book I'll type out if you need it that > describes it better. (Chapter 1 - I just looked it up) > > bashing out say a few forth words and sticking a stack effect picture > on the end doesn't even come close regardless of whether it performs a > desired function or not. You are using derogatory labels rather than explaining anything. > You can go too far of course - I had to suffer the use of SSADM once. > By the time I had single handedly deforrested the african continent > the job was defunct anyway. That's a methodology I'll never use again. > It doesn't even perform its intended function most of the time. > > I notice some people are using footers - If no one objects I'd like > to start adding my forum and johns site on something like this > perhaps with an info line (dont know what yet). You could shorten the white space at the end which I just have to delete in order to reply. You also should use the standard marker for a footer which would allow a newsreader to trim it automatically. -- Rick C
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