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Originally Posted by irman
Uhmmm , since the title of the subject is *Lazy Youth* how old are you ?
If older than a *youth*, that you are just as lazy, since you could still do a lot of *Programming*, whether for fun or making a living !
Many programmers, like myself, are lazy by definition. That's why we write tools to handle the tedious gruntwork for us. :-) If I have to do something more than a few times, you'd better believe I'm gonna automate the damn thing...
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There are times when I miss those old days, of considering a problem or a perceived want and then spending a few nights (or months) writing programs to handle it.
I do that for a living now. My "wants" do tend to run parallel with the desires/needs of my employer most of the time, which is good for both of us, but I don't use a fancy environment for a lot of what I do. Unless you call writing bash and Perl scripts fancy.
Many programmers, like myself, are lazy by definition. That's why we write tools to handle the tedious gruntwork for us. :-) If I have to do something more than a few times, you'd better believe I'm gonna automate the damn thing...
Long ago, they told us that was having a tool box of code, lines already written out that we could add to this or that program as needed, like ensuring that correct input was done (what I named "Watchdog").
Anyhow, I think my most ambitious school program was an AI that used LISP for the interface, C for the mathematics (simple de-encryption)...........and tied it all together using Digitial Command Language!
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Anyhow, I think my most ambitious school program was an AI that used LISP for the interface, C for the mathematics (simple de-encryption)...........and tied it all together using Digitial Command Language!
Ghe ghe ghe
LISP --- we used to call that Lost In Stupid Parentheses.
LISP --- we used to call that Lost In Stupid Parentheses.
That was the phrase around our university as well.
As I recall, there was only one prof who used it. All the other AI profs allowed us to use anything, from C and Pascal to Prolog (remember that?) to OPS5.
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