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To: Byron Xiao who wrote (16694)	5/28/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: JavaGuy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Byron, I bet you have given more than one person in this group a headache from reading that post. I agree on all your points. That bad, nasty code can sure come in handy though. I am just not the one to write it! Got exposed to corefile analysis and assembly matching with C code in Solaris, gave me the shivers. Although we know there are inefficiencies in the OSI model and in TCP/IP, how do you fix them? Just the actual amount of "useful data" in a packet is a fraction of the entire packet size. I have read a few TCP RFCs a while back, far from entertaining for me :) I think ease of programming, and RAD had replaced much of the need for super-performing systems. I am definitely programming in a different world than you are, since by background is very different. I am focusing on business process change, enterprise arch and integration. I don't even want to deal with memory management issues, just give me an E10k with a GB of RAM. Overkill? Possibly, but the sales will help our stock! It's guys like me that rely on guys like you to deliver slick tools and tight code, with a clean API. I don't think people realize how many types of programmers are out there. So many different areas of expertise, nobody knows it all. I see some people surprised at my lack of knowledge in one area, just because I am a "programmer/analyst" I should know about everything computer-related. I have to pick a specialty now, cause in 10 years my brain is not going to be able to crunch code any longer. Maybe I'll become a PHB (pointy haired boss). Now Byron, get back in the basement, your assembly compiler is getting cold...enough SUNw for today, you don't want to ruin a perfectly good pasty complexion! Enjoy the long weekend, JavaGuy