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Quit-Programming Tutorial

Hi,
  I am looking for Quit-Programming tutorial.
After years of working in programming I feel like I try to program every thing. Any problem, I like to solve with some kind of programming.

That's bad.
I consider computer as my only tool and better tool then my mind.

MindSet: "I can write program which can solve the problem."
even it the program takes days of efforts I am inclined to solve the problems only that way rather than applying my mind.

Anonymous
Friday, January 23, 2004

A long vacation away from computers.

And don't book it online.

www.MarkTAW.com
Friday, January 23, 2004

it's not about computers
it's about programming

Anonymous
Friday, January 23, 2004

Get married and have kids.  You will be faced with all kinds of problems that a program can't solve.

YAAP
Friday, January 23, 2004

In the mean time, investigate the opportunities to be provided by ice fishing or rabbit hunting. Do it for a long time and stay away from computers.  Focus on getting something fresh and tasty to eat.  That will clear your brain out.

Clay Dowling
Friday, January 23, 2004

Learn how to ski bumps.  I've found it is the best zen meditation there is.  All you can think about is next bump.  No time to analyze, just time to react. 

christopher baus (www.baus.net)
Friday, January 23, 2004

Read humor.

Humor isn't algorithmic.

Alex.ro
Friday, January 23, 2004

F* off.

Kraemer
Friday, January 23, 2004

I do the job.. computer programming, So I have to continue doing it..

It is just that I want to solve only those problem which are related to computing.

anonymous
Friday, January 23, 2004

That should have been

F* off;

=)

Alex.ro
Saturday, January 24, 2004

Hmmm the robots are becomng self aware again, time to deaden those empathy parameters once more.

Simon Lucy
Saturday, January 24, 2004

Quit Programming.  Try to equate it to costs.  Programming costs lots of time, effort, and frustration.  If what you get back is worth what you put in, do it.  If it doesn't, don't. 

You are the one who decides.  For more common sense stuff, you can read:  http://jotsite.com

Hoang Do
Saturday, January 24, 2004

YAAP,
Care to elaborate?

X
Sunday, January 25, 2004

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