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Just as technologists should never attempt to
create a new standard if one already exists.
Just as songwriters should not write a new
song about a broken heart if one already exists.
Just as... wow, we have a new topic better than
haikus.
"everybody wants to rule the world"
len
If making serious money and getting a lot of
use are the criteria for success, English
and History majors rule and programmers
are losers. Love your niche and protect it
from predators. Eschew cybergrafitti.
From: Richard Tobin [mailto:richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk]
>I find your question difficult to answer, because students learning
>programming should be taught never to write a program if they can reuse
>one that already exists and meets all the requirements.
Just as students learning maths should never attempt to prove a theorem
themselves if they can instead refer to an existing proof?
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