Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:41:43 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do hackers drive? Message-ID: <3FA2ACE7.7040600@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <3FA29783.8060804@potentialtech.com> References: <3FA29783.8060804@potentialtech.com>
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Bill Moran wrote: > I recently started reading Eric Raymond's > _The_Art_of_UNIX_Programming_ and > it's gotten me taking another look at the way I am in general. > > Just to make sure I'm not totally insane ... > > When I am about to go somewhere in the car, I take a moment or two to > plan out the optimal route to get to my various destinations. If > there are > multiple destinations, I usually do a little thinking to determine what > order to visit these destinations in order to make optimal use of my > time. > This is usually modified by the desire to choose a route that includes > the > fewest number of left turns possible (since right turns are cheaper than > left turns, time-wise, and complexity-wise - you can make a right turn on > red for crying out loud) > > Other programmers drive this way as well, correct? > I call myself a 'consultant' ... the gist of this: I'll try every route and might get there next Thursday :D Kevin Kinsey
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