Comments on: The Holy Grail and the Programmer’s High http://shiv.me/2009/10/26/the-holy-grail-and-the-programmers-high/ ... aka Shivanand "Don't sweat the last name" Velmurugan Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:55:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: shiva http://shiv.me/2009/10/26/the-holy-grail-and-the-programmers-high/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 shiva Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:46:33 +0000 http://shiv.me/?p=678#comment-1134 That is true. Most often though. "systems" are adapted and hacked at, <br>than designed anew everytime. In tha past 8 years I've probably had to <br>write 3/4 large network mgmt apps, but almost everyday, I have to fix <br>a bug, or write a module etc.<br><br>For me, the new products/modules are the cherry, the small victories <br>the icing and the ready is just baking the cake :) That is true. Most often though. “systems” are adapted and hacked at,
than designed anew everytime. In tha past 8 years I've probably had to
write 3/4 large network mgmt apps, but almost everyday, I have to fix
a bug, or write a module etc.

For me, the new products/modules are the cherry, the small victories
the icing and the ready is just baking the cake :)

]]> By: Gustavo Keener http://shiv.me/2009/10/26/the-holy-grail-and-the-programmers-high/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 Gustavo Keener Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:38:53 +0000 http://shiv.me/?p=678#comment-1133 I don't think there is a way to agree more with that statement. The most worthwhile thing about programming is designing an entire process of machine "thought" and then seeing it work flawlessly, usually after a lot of work. Seeing changes NOT break the system is even better. I don't think there is a way to agree more with that statement. The most worthwhile thing about programming is designing an entire process of machine “thought” and then seeing it work flawlessly, usually after a lot of work. Seeing changes NOT break the system is even better.

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