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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (48217)	5/24/2002 5:40:43 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Neocon suggested that it may be more a measure of ability than a matter of effort. What think ye? I will relate to you my experience supervising computer programmers way back before there were degrees in computer science. Smart people gravitated to that field, people who had some natural instincts for logic and problem solving. They all did really well for a while. As their careers progressed, they were asked to handle more complex problems and design more complex solutions, there always came a point where natural instincts and abilities ran out and the problem was too complex. Now, in those days, programmers were oddballs and individuals, reluctant to learn any methodologies. One of the things I had to do was to convince them that they were going to top out if they didn't shift gears into a more thoughtful and systematic approach to problem solving. Some were more receptive to training their critical thinking skills than others for various reasons. It was all fascinating to observe. The bottom line is that those who accepted the need to think about how they thought moved on to the next level of complexity and the others didn't.