Re: Programming and Martial Arts
- Posted by jeremy (admin) Jan 04, 2011
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That's my 2 cents on the editor debate.
Jeremy
This is the whole point Jeremy!
Most people who ever going to use Euphoria are not like you. And they will never ever have your skills in programming!
When you create a language, a tool - create it for the users - not for your self only.
How many people have your skills? think about it. Most of us don't have even half of it.
We are good, bad, or best in totally different areas in life.
Once I wrote a control panel for some industrial machine, I spent weeks, covered with carbon black all over my body, just to realize what the workers have to go through in their daily job. I was sweating, my eyes where covered with dust, I could hardly see the monitor, the noise was terrible, - and most of all, a little mistake could cause an accident, even death of one of the workers.
Only then I started to write the control panel.
That control panel last until today, many years after.
Again, think about the one who's going to use your product. It can be just anyone.
I don't have special skills. Others are far beyond me. I'm just an avg joe programmer. Learning the average editor would only take one weeks worth of investment and would provide a lifetime of productivity. To me it's a very good trade. If I could encourage other programmers to do one thing it would be learn a capable text editor. Don't build your house by tapping the nails in with a rock. Spend a bit of time and learn how to use a hammer and learn to use it well. There are many good ones out there just waiting for you to pickup and use for free.
Jeremy
