cik@l.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) (07/04/90)
In article <1990Jul4.105554.3880@diku.dk>, njk@diku.dk (Niels J|rgen Kruse) writes: > cik@l.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) writes: > > }I agree completely. But in the next millenium, any intelligent > }programmer will do better without working hard at these decisions > }than an automaton. Why are people in the computer field so > }determined to get in the way of using brainpower? > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Basically, isn't that what the computer field is all about? The legitimate purpose of a tool is to help the human. But what is happening is an almost deliberate attempt to make sure that the human cannot use his ingenuity to come up with a better way than the hardware or software designer has thought of. The "it wasn't invented here" idea. > Should we wonder why some people try to carry it too far? No, but we should not let them get away with it. -- Herman Rubin, Dept. of Statistics, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN47907 Phone: (317)494-6054 hrubin@l.cc.purdue.edu (Internet, bitnet) {purdue,pur-ee}!l.cc!cik(UUCP)