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From: garyg@southeast.net (Gary M. Greenberg)
Subject: Re: Should I learn C or Pascal?
Date: 1996/08/04
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Date: 1996-08-04T00:00:00+00:00
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Eloquently, patrick@broadvision.com wrote:

>  you have no problem doing it because you know how it works...
>  you don't have to memorise it, you create if from well understood
>  basic principles as needed.
> [ ... ] 
>  If you find yourself in a place that's stifling,
>  a place where you're a big fish in a pool of minnows, move on.
>  
>  And always, always, always keep learning, be one of the people
>  that learns new stuff first.  Be a leader.  But always learn in
>  depth.  It doesn't really get added to your repertoire until it
>  becomes common sense.
>  

    The quintessential statement of success! Bravo!

>     Patrick J. Horgan    patrick@broadvision.com   Have horse will ride.

gary    /* the Sorcerer's Apprentice */