On Sat, 9 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Oddly enough, that's precisely why programming doesn't intimidate me, and
> people DO.
Interesting. :)
> Computers are easy because: I can't hurt a computer's feelings, and they
> tell me - quite unemotionally - when I've done something wrong.
Right...but a lot of people can't take that they do things wrong over and
over and over and over. Because they're not used to being that constantly
reminded. :)
I don't think you and I disagree, I've just seen people give up because
they found coding disheartening for the reason I mentioned. Those that
stick with it work it out.
> People are hard because: I can hurt people's feelings, and I almost never
> find out whether I've done something wrong, and I NEVER find out what it
> is or how to fix it.
Well, you do *sometimes*. But the answers aren't as easy.
> IMO: people take a strong ego. People frighten me.
In the sense you mean it, yes.
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