Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:

> "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com>
> writes:
>
>>>> So he doesn't need a fully general solution.
>>> OK, good point.
>>
>> Not really.
>>
>> I mean, ok, always implementing the most specific
>> solution to customers' request is a good way to
>> ensure job security.
>>
>> But if your purpose is to change the world really,
>> and not just giving lip service to Silicon Valley
>> mantras, then you will implement the most general
>> solution so you don't have to do anything else when
>> the customer or another comes with a variant of
>> their problem, and so eventually we can leave
>> programs and robots work for us.
>
> The purpose is always to change the world (or some
> part of it, which is the same). But that robot thing
> I don't want ever to happen because then what will *I*
> do all days (and nights)? That would be
> super-depressing!

You will write the programs you want in the language you want, instead
of having to write the programs your boss wants you to write, in the
language he wants you to write programs in.


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