> -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Allison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 1:12 PM > To: Kirby Urner > Cc: 'Arthur'; 'David Handy'; 'Laura Creighton'; edu-sig@python.org > Subject: Re[2]: [Edu-sig] Microsoft's KPL > > > About Arthur's "affiliated" comments, having been both affiliated and > non, I've found that I personally can make a greater contribution as > an affiliated worker (I sensed some cynical disapproval thereof from > Arthur).
I recently read Paul Graham's "Hackers and Painters" - which was not the book I was expecting it to be. It was more a book about business, and organization to do business - and less a book about programming. He talks unabashedly from his own frame of reference (good approach ;))- which happens to be the frame of reference of a talented programmer looking to use his talent to put himself beyond the clutches of financial insecurity. He had much to say relevant to a few strains of this discussion (small business vs. large, affiliation vs., non-affiliation, etc.). But as much as I enjoy (and employ) the "personal frame of reference approach", the book is also a frustrating read on that account. Kind of like it's a 3 step approach: 1) Become a world class programmer.. Thanks. Not too surprising I lost some focus when it came to the discussion of points 2 and 3. ;) Art _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
