At 8:01 AM -0500 1/24/07, Kenneth Downs wrote:
That was a nice presentation last night by Chuck.
One thing that struck me was that term for ORM, the "Viet Nam of
programming", I am definitely one of those who will go so far as to
call it that. My own analogy before hearing this one was "heroin
for programmers", they get hooked on it and start dreaming big
dreams and nothing gets done.
Interesting characterization -- Obviously, it's not Vietnam, but
instead those who served in Vietnam that are the object of that
characterization. Are Vietnam Vets commonly thought of as "getting
hooked on it and start dreaming big dreams and nothing gets done"?
Just wondering why Vietnam Vets are thought of in such terms.
Hopefully not, but perhaps 30 years from now Iraqi Vets will be the
blunt of such negative comments by younger and obviously naive
civilians. Sad state of affairs I think.
tedd
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