Re: Native Code vs PCode OT

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"Tom Esh" <tjeshGibberish@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:22:38 +0000 (UTC), erewhon@xxxxxxxxxx (J French)
> wrote:
> >
> >I really miss the old days when most 'programmers' did not have a clue
> >what they were doing, and someone who could code at any level, yet
> >understand the underlying business was invaluable.
>
> LOL
> Some would call that the very definition of "cowboy coder"
> Yeeeha! <g>
>
>
> -Tom
> MVP - Visual Basic
> (please post replies to the newsgroup)

"Cowboy Coders" are very much still alive and well. Although I believe they
have formed their own rodeo associations - they are now called Extreme
Programmers. The terminology has change, but maximum agility and minimum
thought is still the prime requirement.

XP! Yeeeha!
<g>
-ralph


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