'Humility'? Anyone entering a new field has perforce much to learn from
some of its experienced denizens, but humility should be short-lived.
No good programmer I have every known was at all humble, and the great ones
were/are well aware of their abilities, even [some few of them] arrogant
about their skills.
Nothing much is ever achieved without radicall intellectual curiosity, a
need to know how things work, and high ambition. The mules who transport
visitors to and from the bottom of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado perform
a valuable function, but it would be a mistake to consult even the most
experienced of them about the archeology or geology of the Canyon.
John Gilmore
Ashland, MA 01721-1817
USA
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