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Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements


From: Rusi
Subject: Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:31:23 -0700 (PDT)
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On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 10:03:02 AM UTC+5:30, Pascal J. Bourguignon 
wrote:
> Emanuel Berg  writes:
> 
> > "Pascal J. Bourguignon" 
> > 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.

Heh Pascal!
Is there any emacs function that also gives salaries?


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