Secret to success in programming

[BorisTheOld]

A friend of mine has solved the whole "big screen" issue in a very low tech and inexpensive way.

He outputs the video onto the wall of his office via a multimedia projector.

It makes for an awesome video game experience.

[tj1010]

The problem is, to keep up with today's production/expectations takes bandwidth that can only be achieved through instructions running on an interpreter on high clock cycles with memory support. Paper is only good for proofing, and only sometimes. Until the human brain evolves or is implanted with a cache and more memory, you'll need a computer chip for automation.

It doesn't take as much as is commonly suggested, as shown by the people who actually accomplish things apposed to the people who only talk about it. But you're not going to compete in data entry or translation with a typewriter, and not going to do genetics or 3D algo research with a calculator and graphing paper..

Same goes for next-gen interfaces using mapping and optics, the samples for that require high bandwidth to process the bitmap data. Not as much as is used, but still a lot..

[TI-994A]

As with your other posts, an incoherent pastiche.

The problem is, to keep up with today's production/expectations takes bandwidth that can only be achieved through instructions running on an interpreter on high clock cycles with memory support.

Having a supercomputer at your disposal may be nice, but would still not guarantee commercial viability or success. I still do a substantial amount of coding and testing on an old Intel Atom netbook. It works well, and provides a good performance indicator of my apps on slower machines.

Paper is only good for proofing, and only sometimes. Until the human brain evolves or is implanted with a cache and more memory, you'll need a computer chip for automation.

Nobody's suggesting pencil and paper for anything more than storyboarding and pseudo-coding. But without my trusty old human brain, even the best computers won't make a difference.

...shown by the people who actually accomplish things apposed to the people who only talk about it.

Somehow, you strike me as the latter.

But you're not going to compete in data entry or translation with a typewriter...

We're coders, not data entry clerks.

[tj1010]

Having a supercomputer at your disposal may be nice, but would still not guarantee commercial viability or success. I still do a substantial amount of coding and testing on an old Intel Atom netbook. It works well, and provides a good performance indicator of my apps on slower machines.

I use an Atom 330 ITX for most of my work and a 100W PSU.

Nobody's suggesting pencil and paper for anything more than storyboarding and pseudo-coding. But without my trusty old human brain, even the best computers won't make a difference.

Neither will eating utensils...

Somehow, you strike me as the latter.

I often get that here, being the only one who actually owns licensing rights to their own products, and has a productive career that proves their talents..

We're coders, not data entry clerks.

It's interesting that you don't know that's what typing code equates to..

You were criticizing my competence and accomplishments while you have no evidence of having either? I like that I keep getting criticized by people who not only show no sign of having talent in the field of programming, on an entry-level programming forum, but who constantly drop info bytes on themselves, like working with legacy hardware, that are obviously highlights of their accomplishments and obviously didn't work out too well. Go on trolling, take it out on me..

[luis]

My income is higher than yours, my debugger is longer than yours, my girlfriend is hotter than yours, my dog is louder then yours, my balls are rounder then yours.

Just wanted to participate.

[citystate]

oh, and I can piss further too

[LuCiFeR[SD]]

You were criticizing my competence and accomplishments while you have no evidence of having either?

Yawn, did you say something? oh thats right there is no evidence... Exactly

I like that I keep getting criticized by people who not only show no sign of having talent in the field of programming, on an entry-level programming forum, but who constantly drop info bytes on themselves, like working with legacy hardware

Thats right... you keep telling yourself that... and here you are on a so called entry level forum... what does that say about you?

Little snippets of information about a person... no problem. Continual bragging about how omnipotent you are... mildly amusing, but smells of bullshit...

You don't like my response? learn to swallow a couple of these freely available "shut the fuck up" pills. two of those will cure the horde of people insulting you

that are obviously highlights of their accomplishments and obviously didn't work out too well.

hahahaha, really? We'll see about that wont we I'm not dead and buried yet.

Go on trolling, take it out on me..

you don't know what trolling is, but if you would like to find out, with freds permission I would gladly show you

[TI-994A]

I often get that here, being the only one who actually owns licensing rights to their own products, and has a productive career that proves their talents.

You've amply proven your talents here.

[BorisTheOld]

I think genetics like exceptional analytical and mathematical skills, are what makes great talent. The rest of us just try to keep up.

The math part of programming and RE are what make Russian, European, Arab, and Asian hackers so productive. You can tell who adopts a genetic edge in these fields, like with physics and other sciences..

It's a comman fallacy that mathematical skills are a prerequisite for being a good programmer.

As I've mentioned once before, I have Aspergers Syndrome, an eidetic memory, and Spatial Sequence Synesthesia. I also have exceptional analytical and mathematical skills. However, I also have exceptional artistic and creative skills. And I can assure you that it's my creative skills that make me an incredibly talented programmer.

A well written program is a work of art, not a "paint by numbers" facsimile.

[luis]

Somebody get me an hammer.

[LuCiFeR[SD]]

Somebody get me an hammer.

/me chuckles... Fancy a beer Luis?

[Little John]

Somebody get me an hammer.

I'll be happy to lend you my hammer.
Needless to say that it was created by a mega talented blacksmith, and it is ultra exceptional heavy.

[skywalk]

so many nails

[BorisTheOld]

I forgot to mention a couple of things.

The theory of relativity is rubbish, and the universe is a multi-dimensional fractal structure that is infinite in space and time.

You heard it here first.

[GeBonet]

The size of your penis does not guarantee you are a good lover!
This warranty depends on the requirements of women and the ability that you have to fulfill these requirements. And if adventure you can actually answer with the majority of women that you have known you are a good lover.
It goes the same for the good programmer... The material and the code did not matter, it is correct that he brings to the need that will make that capacity will be good. And if it is able to meet the majority of demand from clients, then this will be a good developer and its success will be guaranteed. This is not your colleagues that make you a crack but the satisfaction of your clients or boss...
Personally, I have developed from 1978 to 1998 and directed +/-200 applications. But actually only 6 or 7 truly original in different domains or the knowledge of the skilled person was more important than the code which should only respond to the need. The other 193 or 194 applications were just variations of these original. I lend have been good and have had some success and that because I know every line, every word of my codes and that the slightest requirement was filled because I knew exactly or I should intervene to improve or answer the need of the client. My answers became intuitive, relevant and also just than that of the doctor to his patient. Even today, there are applications created in 1985 that rotate and are still in operation without requiring another adaptation, only material to changed...

But maybe I am too old under what is exib to understand new generations. There are so many shortcuts to make many people they know because they have mastered these things often very superficial.So yes, I maybe wrong to believe in intuitive perception and quality through experience.
Here, here, what I think and only what I think!