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    B Clay Shannon
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    As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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      As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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      Gary R Wheeler
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      Maybe the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about.

      Software Zen: delete this;

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        Maybe the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about.

        Software Zen: delete this;

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        B Clay Shannon
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        los*; Good response! * los == "laughing out silently" - after all, I am at work.

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          As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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          TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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          So, Shannon, just why do you want to B Clay?

          Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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            As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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            No, no, no. At *first* the dance starts. Then the lead pulls a bonehead move, and the second whacks him. All downhill from there :)

            Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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              As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              Yes, I have always enjoyed making data dance.

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                As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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                B. Clay Shannon wrote:

                in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint

                More like an AARP sponsored dance where half the members are in wheelchairs and the other half have to carry around their oxygen tanks. Marc

                Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project!

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                  B. Clay Shannon wrote:

                  in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint

                  More like an AARP sponsored dance where half the members are in wheelchairs and the other half have to carry around their oxygen tanks. Marc

                  Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project!

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                  B Clay Shannon
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                  ouch!

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                    B. Clay Shannon wrote:

                    in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint

                    More like an AARP sponsored dance where half the members are in wheelchairs and the other half have to carry around their oxygen tanks. Marc

                    Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project!

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                    Easy there bub.

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                    • B B Clay Shannon

                      As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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                      The term actor is used a lot in OO programming... You can script the actors like you choreograph the dancers. However, I cannot think of a good match for: dancer is to mosh pit as actor is to ? I am stumped on that one. OO note: mosh pit is a true aggregate!

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                        The term actor is used a lot in OO programming... You can script the actors like you choreograph the dancers. However, I cannot think of a good match for: dancer is to mosh pit as actor is to ? I am stumped on that one. OO note: mosh pit is a true aggregate!

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                        B Clay Shannon
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                        dancer is to mosh pit as actor is to "reality" show.

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                          No, no, no. At *first* the dance starts. Then the lead pulls a bonehead move, and the second whacks him. All downhill from there :)

                          Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                          So.. does this mean you subscribe to the Three Stooge Choreography school of software design? :)

                          We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.

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                            So.. does this mean you subscribe to the Three Stooge Choreography school of software design? :)

                            We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.

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                            charlieg
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                            I'm living it !

                            Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                              As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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                              B. Clay Shannon wrote:

                              I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

                              But take satisfaction in the fact that at least yours are moving. The other guys are huddled around the pit wondering why everyone is dead.

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                                B. Clay Shannon wrote:

                                I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

                                But take satisfaction in the fact that at least yours are moving. The other guys are huddled around the pit wondering why everyone is dead.

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                                B Clay Shannon
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                                Maximilian, That reminds me of the following saying: There are three types of people in the world: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who ask: "What happened?!?"

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                                  As there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps this is not really new, after all, but it struck me that programming is a lot like choreography, as coders must previsualize and plan the precise movements of multiple "dancers" so that they cooperate in space and time and, especially, do not collide with one another. A case (or at least a six-pack) in point is the choreography that must take place between the server-side code (such as C#) and the client-side code (such as jQuery) in an ASP.NET or Sharepoint (or other type?) of app. Unfortunately, while aspiring to a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-type of partnership, I often end up with what looks and sounds more like a mosh pit populated by drug-addled psychos.

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                                  I don't know about everyone else, but they dance perfectly in MY dance studio.

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                                    I don't know about everyone else, but they dance perfectly in MY dance studio.

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                                    B Clay Shannon
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                                    "Luck-EEEEE!!!" - Napoleon Dynamite, et al

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