From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,f7a7163813ae8672 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,f7a7163813ae8672 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: f645d,f7a7163813ae8672 X-Google-Attributes: gidf645d,public X-Google-Thread: fa0ae,f7a7163813ae8672 X-Google-Attributes: gidfa0ae,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,f7a7163813ae8672 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,f7a7163813ae8672 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-07 09:51:53 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newshub2.home.com!news.home.com!news2.POSTED!not-for-mail From: clintp@geeksalad.org (Clinton A. Pierce) Newsgroups: comp.lang.basic.visual,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.perl.misc Subject: Re: Best language for low self-esteem programmers? Reply-To: clintp@geeksalad.org Message-ID: <3be97093.187058636@localhost> References: <1004990076967295@aol.com> <3BE79B2F.4040805@qwest.net> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 17:50:51 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.181.245.75 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news2 1005155451 24.181.245.75 (Wed, 07 Nov 2001 09:50:51 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 09:50:51 PST Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.basic.visual:10718 comp.lang.c++:102468 comp.lang.java.programmer:108397 comp.lang.eiffel:4851 comp.lang.ada:16004 comp.lang.perl.misc:77314 Date: 2001-11-07T17:50:51+00:00 List-Id: [Groups and Followups trimmed. I hope.] On Tue, 06 Nov 2001 01:11:27 -0700, Dan Hinojosa wrote: >It's not the IQ, but the persistence that makes a programmer. > As I pointed out before in: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=s0dy5.1995%24hD4.575937%40news1.rdc1.mi.home.com There are some programmers that should just quit. No slight to the original poster, but if he's not a clear thinker or gets into it and has nothing but problems...all of the persistance in the world wouldn't make him a good programmer or even an adaquate one. Which isn't to say "don't try." That'd be nonsense and stupid. You could be a savant. This might be "your thing." Try it. But if it doesn't work out, PLEASE try a related field instead. -- Clinton A. Pierce Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours *and* clintp@geeksalad.org Perl Developer's Dictionary "If you rush a Miracle Man, for details, see http://geeksalad.org you get rotten Miracles." --Miracle Max, The Princess Bride