[AccessD] OT: Quote of the day

Susan:

 

I have bought, read, (and actually used!) some of the code (and code
snippets) in some of your programming books - especially your "Access"
programming books.  I have always felt that you have a very well
organized mind (programming wise) and a special knack for explaining
"technical things" very well.  (We won't get into your political views
... that's for the OT list.)

 

I'm curious about something.  Have you ever taken a standardized IQ test
- such as the Stanford-Binet assessment - and if so, what is your IQ?
(I took an on-line IQ test recently and scored 127 or 128.  The
assessment said I was "near genius" and capable of earning a doctoral
degree.  I laughed at this, thinking it was much more likely that the
web site was simply stroking my ego in hopes that I would actually pay
for some of their more "intensive and focused" tests ...)

 

It has always struck me that you are much smarter (and "intelligent")
than you let on.

 

Alan C. Lawhon

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:32 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Quote of the day

 

I'm not a technical minded person -- I only make my living this way
because

it's what presented itself at a time when I needed it. It was means, not
a

passion by any means. I'd had to overcome a lot, because my mind doesn't

translate binary automatically (well, I'm sure it does, but you know
what I

mean!). 

 

But, what I always found challenging and almost inspiring was finding

solutions that the "experts" said didn't exist without code, or at least
a

lot of code. That is my forte and I have gotten a lot of enjoyment out
of

it. :) The second best thing has been taking massive blocks of code and

reducing them, by a lot -- I am always astounded by the general lack of
care

given "logic" in most code. 

 

Susan H.

 

 

"It's my experience that coming up with an elegant solution is deeply

satisfying at an entirely different level; it feels closer to art than

technology. And elegance always pays off; it's not a frivolous pursuit.
Not

only does it give you a program that's easier to build and debug, but
it's

also easier to understand and maintain, and that's where the financial
value

lies."

 

Thinking in C++, 2nd ed. Volume 1

C2000 by Bruce Eckel

 

 

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