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Just as technologists should never attempt to create a new standard if one already exists. Just as songwriters should not write a new song about a broken heart if one already exists. Just as... wow, we have a new topic better than haikus. "everybody wants to rule the world" len If making serious money and getting a lot of use are the criteria for success, English and History majors rule and programmers are losers. Love your niche and protect it from predators. Eschew cybergrafitti. From: Richard Tobin [mailto:richard@c...] >I find your question difficult to answer, because students learning >programming should be taught never to write a program if they can reuse >one that already exists and meets all the requirements. Just as students learning maths should never attempt to prove a theorem themselves if they can instead refer to an existing proof?
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