lookin' good

Gregory Nowak romualt at megsinet.net
Sat Aug 18 10:25:53 EDT 2001


Looking at the code for afix and provox7,
I'd say that Chuck has had
a tremendous amount of programming experience in c++
if not in anything else in addition.
Greg


On Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 09:34:53PM +1000, Shaun Oliver wrote:
> I love that chuck.
> hey? how do you get that pom to appear as your signature? and just outa
> interest, how much experience have you had with programming in general?
> but as for the part about doing your homework before you attack a problem,
> I couldn't agree more.
> 
> 
> shaun..
> 
> FEAR: Fear attracts the fearful, the strong, the weak, the innocent, the
> corrupt
> . FEAR: Fear is my alli.
> 
> On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> 
> > It is helpful to remember that there are four steps to solving difficult
> > problems: application, incubation, inspiration, and verification.
> > 
> > 1. Application: work your butt off, burn the midnight candle, hit the
> > books, try everything you can think of;
> > 2. Incubation: Take a break, sleep on it, do something else, be good to
> > your spouse for a change!
> > 3. Inspiration: AH HA! Eureka! Why didn't I think of that sooner? How
> > obvious! I am so clever I really feel stupid!
> > 4. Verification: Better try out your brilliant fix, maybe you overlooked
> > something, put your money where your mouth is, maybe you are not as bright
> > as you thought you were in step 3, but just maybe you really are.
> > 
> > Danger danger danger!!! Steps 1 and 4 are hard work and must not be
> > skipped. It does not do you any good to sleep on it if you have not done
> > your homework, and sometimes a brilliant idea that comes to you in a dream
> > is really not that brilliant when you put it to the test, so ALWAYS put
> > it to the test in the cold light of day.
> > 
> > 
> > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh 
> > The Moon is Waning Crescent (1% of Full)
> > 
> > 
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