Subj : Re: do serious programmers have a life?
To   : comp.programming
From : gds
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 06:35 am

"John" <john@nospam.com> wrote:
><gds@best.cut.here.com> wrote in message
>news:DdFZe.36329$Tf5.19022@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net...
>> "John" <john@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>If programming is not your activity X, you should either get out of
>>>programming and into your activity X as an occupation, or resign yourself
>>>to
>>>the fact that you will have an up hill climb as an "also ran".
>>
>> IMO, this is a very naive and dangerous attitude.  Too many people
>> think that just because they work hard, they'll be rewarded.  They MAY
>> be rewarded if other factors are at play, such as luck, and favorable
>> market conditions.  There are certainly plenty of people who have
>> worked very hard in the computer industry, but have struggled and
>> sometimes failed, not because of a lack of ability, but because the
>> obstacles they faced were too difficult to surmount.
>
>Hi gregbo,
>
>I think you may have misunderstood what I was trying to say.
>
>I believe your reply is with regards to my "serious player in their field"
>comment.  If that is the case, I didn't not mean to imply that being one of
>the best in the field necessarily means you will be the most rewarded.

OK, fair enough.  Sorry about that.

cheers,
--gregbo
gds at best dot com

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