Mircea Neacsu wrote: Maybe I'm reading this wrongly but isn't that the very definition of a showoff? Yep, you're reading it wrongly. A show-off would be a person who "wants to prove only s/he can do the thing". This is more about being so excited & interested in the subject that when you do things you experience a "sense of wonder" and are excited to share with others. Think of the experience of a science show where the "teacher" fills a balloon with hydrogen then ignites it. Not a show-off but enjoying the experience of others experiencing the science. Of course you have to be open to accept others input. The point of the book is that everyone is exciting about what they're learning, not _who_ learned it first.

Just a general comment, having owned one for a few years. It's a hobby item, and if you're like me, hobby time ends up on the bottom of my priority list, even being semi-retired. I have a few hobbies that fall into that category. Like other hobbies, it is also best set up in its own space, where you can easily just sit down and play with it. Otherwise, any setup time will push it further down the list. The other thing is that, in many cases, it is not an 'instant gratification' hobby. I've made some cute artistic things and a few practical things with it. But, unlike our normal realm of software, the 'casts' aren't quite a build from alpha to beta to RC to v1.0. Maybe this is hard to explain from my point of view, but basically the design and redesign steps typically are based on a full build that can take quite some time for the printer to make. Then, it's back to the drawing board and rinse and repeat. This is truer on the practical items that might need to meet some sort of specs. I prefer woodworking since it's really rare that I have to scrap something and build it again. Just my two cents, based on my own situation. I don't know if anyone else feels the same ;)

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Rob Philpott wrote: and been replaced by something more standardised and flexible, What exactly?

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following this. I use either iHeart Media which is sending me lots of ads or SiriusXM which I pay for(I know) but XM doesn't have all my favorite podcasts. So if I find something better I would jump in a second. To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer

Maybe they've applied the fail fast, break things and learn/adapt approach to all aspects of their business. Except they're struggling with the learning part, it's tough to clean 40 years of lint from your lugholes :sigh:

I'm not sure I agree with most of the points made. In my 35 years of writing software, I have _never_ seen code anally refactored to stupid silly functions. Does this really help understanding? Supportability? I'd say meh. private void createPluralDependentMessageParts(int count) { if (count == 0) { thereAreNoLetters(); } else if (count == 1) { thereIsOneLetter(); } else { thereAreManyLetters(count); } } Ten days until my retirement sabbatical, but the opening brace on every function or conditional drives me to drink. And yes, I know that's a religious argument. Sure, you save one line on the page, but it just seems to make the code compressed and hard to scan. Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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