Unlike most other professions, in programming we tend to underestimate the value of experience, which may in fact be due to the nature of the present-day programming medium. In other professions we do not recommend giving a new practitioner a pile of books, and then telling him or her to go out and do brain surgery, build a bridge, mine gold or sail across the Atlantic.
— J. Paul Morrison-
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What’s Killing The Newspaper? It Isn’t Bloggers.
In the last few months, the discussion of the future of newspapers has become a recurring topic in the media and online. Several common themes and arguments have emerged. The most common gripes are either that newspapers are being killed by bloggers, or that newspapers are being killed by failing to get their own news, [...] Continue reading →
What’s Killing The Newspaper? It Isn’t Bloggers.
In the last few months, the discussion of the future of newspapers has become a recurring topic in the media and online. Several common themes and arguments have emerged. The most common gripes are either that newspapers are being killed by bloggers, or that newspapers are being killed by failing to get their own news, [...] Continue reading →