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Re:Programming Is Mostly Thinking by ChrisMarshallNY on Sunday April 21, 2024 @09:08AM (#40105497)
I don’t think this methodology works, unless we are very experienced.

I wanted to work that way, when I was younger, but the results were seldom good.

Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.

-Attributed to Nasrudin

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Re:Programming Is Mostly Thinking by marktani on Sunday April 21, 2024 @02:36PM (#40108065)
Who's Nasrudin?

Apparently this quote has been attributed to an Uncle Zeke :) [0]

[0]: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/02/23/judgment/

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Re:Programming Is Mostly Thinking by ChrisMarshallNY on Sunday April 21, 2024 @02:44PM (#40108125)
Nasrudin (or Nasreddin)[0] is an apocryphal Sufi priest, who is sort of a "collection bin" for wise and witty sayings. Great stories. Lots of humor, and lots of wisdom.

One of my "go-tos" from him, is the Smoke Seller[1]. I think that story applies to the Tech Scene.

I first heard the GC quote as attributed to Will Rogers, then, to Rita Mae Brown.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin

[1] https://www.tell-a-tale.com/nasreddin-hodja-story-smoke-sell...

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