I've never met a project, not even a small one, that didn't require at least some knowledge, some tweaking of the code beyond just what the "tools" created, to get it working properly.
Given a choice between someone who knows the language, but is clumsy with the tools, vs a person who knows the tools, but is clumsy with the language....who would you choose? Exactly. On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > wow. I was gonna comment, especially since he declares that he's got > > "oodles of experience with sql server"......not sure how you'd qualify > > for that statement when you don't know the whole join thing. > I thought about commenting as well, but couldn't bring my self to the > effort. If one boils down his rant, there may be a, possibly > unintentional, truth. There is a certain level of expertise that can > get by 'Just Using The Tools'. But somebody needs to a) make the tools; > b) understand - at least fundamentally - what the tools do; and|or c) be > able to fix, alter, correct what the tools did when one's needs out pace > the capability of the tools. > > I'm sorry but I sure as hell hope my doctor knows more then what his > "Tools" tell him on how bodies work in general and, even more > importantly, have a damn good idea what is going on within mine. That > is why I am paying such a person a good deal of money. > > Same with my automotive mechanic. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262141 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
