From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 5 11:06:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F28F816A4CE for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 11:06:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from snootles.jimz.net (snootles.jimz.net [69.55.224.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 957E743D1F for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 11:06:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jim@jimz.net) Received: (qmail 71179 invoked from network); 5 Mar 2004 19:06:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?141.211.183.93?) (jamesez@141.211.183.93) by snootles.jimz.net with (RC4-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 5 Mar 2004 19:06:41 -0000 In-Reply-To: <200403051855.35905.dgw@liwest.at> References: <200403050615.55106.dgw@liwest.at> <20040305155015.Y38020@haldjas.folklore.ee> <200403051855.35905.dgw@liwest.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v612) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <3A03F582-6ED8-11D8-AE09-000A95DA58FE@jimz.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jim Zajkowski Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:06:37 -0500 To: Daniela X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.612) X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on snootles.jimz.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Most wanted X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:06:49 -0000 On Mar 5, 2004, at 1:55 PM, Daniela wrote: > But I love that low-level stuff so much that I already think in ASM. May you find a rewarding and successful career writing devices drivers, firmware, and embedded systems. > I'm not speaking of your average code, I'm speaking of high-speed > assembly > language programs. Said by two people who each have more computer experience than twice your age: "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." (Tony Hoare originally, and quoted by Don Knuth). --Jim -- Jim Zajkowski OpenPGP 0x21135C3 http://www.jimz.net/pgp.asc System Administrator 8A9E 1DDF 944D 83C3 AEAB 8F74 8697 A823 2113 5C53 UM Life Sciences Institute