You can have my hammer after you pry from my cold, dead hand!!!
;-)
On Oct 31, 2005, at 14:07 , Don Bate wrote:
I think you need to take a closer look at some of the other
disciplines before you claim that software is unique. Go ask the
engineers about which CAD/CAM package is the best. which parts
vendor is the best, who has the best set of test tools. Go ask
graphics designers which graphics package is the best, typographers
which type layout package is the best, movie editor which video
package is the best. Heck, you can even go out and ask military men
which gun is the best. I've seen carpenters get upset when their
favorite hammer is lost or broken.
Generally, the more sophisticated the tools, the larger the
investment in time in developing expertise in that tool and the
effective approaches taken to solve problems using that tool.
Switching tools causes loss of expertise and productivity and
requires a brand new investment in time to get back to a productive
level of mastery of the tool and its concepts. This is true
regardless of the discipline.
Regards,
Don Bate
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