On 05/22/2013 11:01 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > > It is strange how a detailed-oriented engineer sometimes throws > discipline aside and blunders ahead like an amateur. I am a big fan of > structured programming with meaningful variable names, but I once > dashed off a quick and dirty program for Chris Tinsley, which he > gleefully pointed out was full of spaghetti code and variables such as > "A" and "T1." He got a good laugh out of it. > > - Jed >
It's not discipline that's thrown asunder. It's memory. I have an excellent ability to figure things out. I can design, write, and debug complex code; but I have a hard time remembering facts. It actually takes time for me to remember something. I have to put my mind to work on it, and then the memories start to return. So when someone asks a question for which I have a shady memory, I have to spend time trying to get the information to them. It then becomes easy to throw back an answer before I've ascertained the validity of the answer. This aspect of Rossi reminds me a lot -- of me. It takes a bit of effort to be precise. Craig
