Techy
People Part 2 of 2
05 NOV 08
I
don’t wanna sound like a bad imitation of Tony Robbins but
I do believe that almost ANYONE can achieve ANYTHING if they put
their mind to it. So, even though I suck at Math, I do believe that
if I can muster some profound interest, I can nail it with flying
colors.. any subject they throw at me for that matter. So that means,
if I have an interest in biology and focus… I strongly believe
I CAN be a brain surgeon.. |
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can be an Engineer… |
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You
get the idea.. but there is this one profession that I give this
undivided respect for. I place these special people on a high
pedestal because I know for a fact that I and MOST people can’t
do their job.. To me, they are the living breathing X-Men…
Who am I talking about? I’m talking about programmers! |
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PRACTISE?!!!! We are not talking about straight HTML here.. we are
talking about screen after screen of text buzzing by and trying
to make sense of it all. To me, the yardstick to use for GENIUS
is not acquiring a PHD or Masters… it is the ability to decipher
and totally master a complex programming language like… COBOL
for an instance. I don’t even know what COBOL does but anything
with that name will strike fear through your heart.. Heres a sample.. |
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And
this is just the beginning. Examples of Programming languages
that can give you similar head trauma are Python, Cobra, Java,
Perl, Ruby, Ruby On Rails (<< I’m not kidding), Mainframe
and Matrix. So you can separate Siamese twins with your hands
tied behind your back... BIG DEAL! But can you change a module
in Perl while maintaining a regular syntax after synchronizing
the back end servers and juggle CRON jobs with CSS and at the
same time maintaining code readability and still manage to taste
your coffee in the morning? I think NOT! |
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talking about programmers.. there was this particular programmer
co-worker guy who is so good at everything computer that he manage
to fix my PC like no one else can. |
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spent hours trying to figure out my Dell and nearly called Selva
the Dell tech support guy and this guy just walked in and solved
the problem with a goreng pisang in his hand. But alas, with great
powers comes a great curse. I notice that after one subject the
human brain to years and years of code, some parts of the brain
fail to function properly… I’m talking about the brain
that helps you pick matching clothes.
I am no trend setter
but the man wears a pair of jeans with a cartoon duck stitched
on the back pocket. And he’s 35. I thought of telling him
to pick better clothes but the thought a programmer getting piss
and sending me a custom-made virus tells me that his choice of
wardrobe is none of my business.
Another thing besides
duck brand jeans is the lack of social skills. I had conversations
with an engineer once before and I nearly wanna poke my eye with
a blunt pencil. Programmers (or at least the ones I’ve encountered)
set a whole different level of awkward silences and forced fake
grimace smiles. A courtesy “Hi” when you meet along
the corridor can morph into this awkward, hair-standing, sweaty
palms experience.
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to think of it, I think every cell in Changi prison should come
with a programmer. That would rehabilitate hardcore criminals better
than the rotan can. |
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conclude this article, I must say that I did learn a lot of neat
PC tips from programmer people. Don’t use WinZip, use WinRar.
Don’t store your files in CDs. Store them in servers. Don’t
use MSN, use Pidgin. I do plan to pick some programming skills in
the future. Happeepill can use some automated features instead of
me FTPing every single damn thing. But people already told me that
I’m geeky enough as it is and mastering PHP will definitely
open the geek floodgates.
Ok, hmm. Bzzz.. bye..
Evil Bunny
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