The author conflates two paradigms:
The first is one of a child learning BASIC not for beauty but for making things happen on the screen.
The second is an adult producing software not because he enjoys the act, challenge and workflow, but for shipping software.
I don’t see any difference between the child learning BASIC for its beauty and the chase to make things happen on the screen. Secondly, there is a very profound difference between a child creating and an adult creating for profit. The profit motive changes everything, even for someone “doing it for the love of it.”
If you are on UnitedHealth and reading this, switch to Kaiser HMO next open enrollment, you will not regret it. It’s worth far more than the UnitedHealth PPO, they have plenty of availability for appointments and lots of remote options. They don’t skimp on screenings and radiology, their pharmacy is fairly priced. You can go in for a single appointment and get 4 things accomplished (physical checkup, blood draw, prescription transfer, physical therapy sign up and more) in 45 minutes. The people are nice and you have tons of locations nearby.
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