Re: Programming: Not stressful? Yeah, right...

Dave wrote:

> Whoever said programming is a low stress hobby/career has
> obviously never attempted to programm in ASM. For months I was
> debating whether or not I should learn ASM, and for some stupid
> reason, I decided to breakdown and buy a few books about it.
> It's been about 3 months since then, and I've never been so
> stressed out in my entire life trying to learn it. It's just too
> difficult. I have a strong background in C and C++, so I thought
> I'd pick up ASM quickly. Boy, was I ever wrong.
>
> I have a deep respect for all of you ASM programmers out there.
> I really do. I'm glad you had the patience to learn it...

See the essay "Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal", by Ed Post.
You can google it. Here are some excerpts:

? At a party, the Real Programmers are the ones in the corner talking
about operating system security and how to get around it.
? At a football game, the Real Programmer is the one comparing the
plays against his simulations printed on 11 by 14 fanfold paper.
? At the beach, the Real Programmer is the one drawing flowcharts in
the sand.
? A Real Programmer goes to a disco to watch the light show.
? At a funeral, the Real Programmer is the one saying "Poor George. And
he almost had the sort routine working before the coronary."
? In a grocery store, the Real Programmer is the one who insists on
running the cans past the laser checkout scanner himself, because he
never could trust keypunch operators to get it right the first time.

Now does *this* sound like a low stress career???

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