kempf@tci.bell-atl.com (Cory Kempf) (12/23/89)
jdarcy@pinocchio.encore.com (Jeff d'Arcy) writes: >by woody@eos.UUCP (Wayne Wood): >> Have you ever programmed on one of those pieces of shit? That GUI you're so >> damned proud of is a nuisance. >If you're not willing to work a little harder to make the users' lives a >little easier (a net gain in the long run), you're a pretty fucking lousy >engineer (please note that this is a conditional statement). I'm tired >of the "technological" priesthood" who want technology for themselves and >don't give a shit about bringing it to the rest of the world. >Sorry for the profanity, but my patience is running *very* thin. Encore! Encore! :-) (I really couldn't resist!) While we are on the subject, I'ld like to point out one of apple's better ads: A picture of a business head saying "I want a computer that makes be better at what I do -- and I don't do computers!". The computer industry has a choice: we can do for computers what lawyers have done for laws, or we can try to bring people and computers together. Personally, I don't *LIKE* to spend my time reading manuals in order to get something done. Very few are worth reading. Besides, think of UI as a form of job security: More people use computers, more programs will need to be written. The more advanced the UI, the easier it is to use and more dificult to program. These translate into greater demand for good software engineers. +C -- Cory Kempf Technology Concepts phone: (508) 443-7311 x341 uucp: {anywhere}!uunet!tci!kempf, kempf@tci.bell-atl.com DISCLAIMER: TCI is not responsible for my opinions, nor I for theirs