tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post513366259895191126..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Ah, AcademeMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-3860355680609506532008-12-17T22:22:00.000-08:002008-12-17T22:22:00.000-08:00You are entirely right of course, but what is to b...You are entirely right of course, but what is to be done of it? <BR/><BR/>TBH I have often found the learning curve to be simply too steep for most systems, especially in areas I rarely use. I even have to regularly rely on manuals and help files for the syntax of standard commands when programming in different languages...I do relearn fast though!<BR/><BR/>Another problematic issue is the upgrade treadmill...eg I had barely learnt CVS when along came the "compelling" upgrade to SVN, and another set of man pages to wade though every ~6 months when I want to grab the new version of (someone else's) code. And that is before one even considers the issues of mac/pc/unix interoperability...James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-87418676350883725462008-12-17T22:02:00.000-08:002008-12-17T22:02:00.000-08:00nice postnice postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com