Comments on: The Lure of Shiny New Things http://warpedvisions.org/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/ A technical tumblelog of links and articles on programming, design, and other geek interests Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Steven Fisher http://warpedvisions.org/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-100 Steven Fisher Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:57:23 +0000 http://warpedvisions.org/archives/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-100 <p>I'm not really sure, but I really have noticed the same thing you have.</p> <p>Correlation is not causation, but it would be very interesting to come up with a list of traits that make good programmers. Willing to try new things (be it languages or operating systems), musical abilities, etc, etc.</p> <p>This is excluding obvious things like writing skills. If they can't write what they're going to do in English, I don't trust them to do it in Pascal, C++ <em>or</em> Java. There, I'm pretty sure it's a much more direct link than just correlation.</p> <p>-- Steve</p> I’m not really sure, but I really have noticed the same thing you have.

Correlation is not causation, but it would be very interesting to come up with a list of traits that make good programmers. Willing to try new things (be it languages or operating systems), musical abilities, etc, etc.

This is excluding obvious things like writing skills. If they can’t write what they’re going to do in English, I don’t trust them to do it in Pascal, C++ or Java. There, I’m pretty sure it’s a much more direct link than just correlation.

– Steve

]]> By: mx http://warpedvisions.org/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-99 mx Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:57:14 +0000 http://warpedvisions.org/archives/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-99 <p>It's true for all of the mac-heads there, including those encumbered with the old stuff. There's something different about their approaches, motivations, and such. Maybe it's just open mindedness?</p> It’s true for all of the mac-heads there, including those encumbered with the old stuff. There’s something different about their approaches, motivations, and such. Maybe it’s just open mindedness?

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://warpedvisions.org/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-98 Steven Fisher Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:05:28 +0000 http://warpedvisions.org/archives/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-98 <p>Wow, I hope I'm one of those you feel is inspired to create beautiful things. Because if so, it's about the nicest compliment I've ever had.</p> <p>Mind you, I always seem to get stuck working on the ugly projects, so maybe I shouldn't assume this... :)</p> Wow, I hope I’m one of those you feel is inspired to create beautiful things. Because if so, it’s about the nicest compliment I’ve ever had.

Mind you, I always seem to get stuck working on the ugly projects, so maybe I shouldn’t assume this… :)

]]> By: Jon Henshaw http://warpedvisions.org/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-24 Jon Henshaw Sun, 23 Jan 2005 00:19:11 +0000 http://warpedvisions.org/archives/2005/01/22/the-lure-of-shiny-new-things/#comment-24 <p>I switched for basically the same reasons, and have never looked back. Moving over to Mac was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I strongly encourage it.</p> I switched for basically the same reasons, and have never looked back. Moving over to Mac was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I strongly encourage it.

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