![]() ![]() Fred only works with wood, so you ask why he's involved because this bridge is supposed to allow rush-hour traffic full of cars full of mortal humans to cross a 200-foot drop over rapids. Mary introduces you to Fred, after you get through the fifteen security checks installed by Dave because Dave had his sweater stolen off his desk once and Never Again. 'You start by meeting Mary, project leader for a bridge in a major metropolitan area. He compares bridge building to a big software project. Now, Peter Welch has written an amusing essay to help combat that point of view, titled Programming Sucks. Most of us have heard somebody compare our job to digging ditches, or some other manual labor, meant to contrast easy (sitting around and typing) versus hard (muscle-wearying work). But from an outside perspective, there's not much to indicate difficulty. An anonymous reader writes "Those of us who spend our days sitting in front of a screen trying to make computers do our bidding know how difficult programming can be. ![]()
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