Android part 2 - why Java?
Joel the Great said here: However, I've discovered that understanding pointers in C is not a skill, it's an aptitude.... For some reason most people seem to be born without the part of the brain that understands pointers.
But Joel doesn't describe what all these people are doing in software industry. I have nothing to say to these people - I know McDonald's near my home has a some open position but unfortunately I can't recommend such people to the position. I don't want forgotten socks in my hamburger.
Lets imagine some people can't understand what the hell steering wheel is and why we need it in a car. OK, they may be smart and good people, but steering wheel concept is far above of their level of understanding. How many of these people hold driver license? I hope zero, thanks to DMV. And lets imagine less sane and much more political correct DMV. So we can't discriminate people without steering wheel understanding aptitude. And we need to invent a car without steering wheel. Actually it may be couple of such concept: car that is able to go straight only, car can turn but the turning mechanism is hidden from regular user (voice control, telepathy, etc.). I'd afraid to drive my car near such drivers. Thanks god, DMV is not software industry.
So, may be we don't need to invent language for these people without pointer understanding aptitude? There are so many dirty restrooms in San-Jose, Bangalore, Shanghai and Tel-Aviv, it is more than enough job for such "programmers".
But Joel doesn't describe what all these people are doing in software industry. I have nothing to say to these people - I know McDonald's near my home has a some open position but unfortunately I can't recommend such people to the position. I don't want forgotten socks in my hamburger.
Lets imagine some people can't understand what the hell steering wheel is and why we need it in a car. OK, they may be smart and good people, but steering wheel concept is far above of their level of understanding. How many of these people hold driver license? I hope zero, thanks to DMV. And lets imagine less sane and much more political correct DMV. So we can't discriminate people without steering wheel understanding aptitude. And we need to invent a car without steering wheel. Actually it may be couple of such concept: car that is able to go straight only, car can turn but the turning mechanism is hidden from regular user (voice control, telepathy, etc.). I'd afraid to drive my car near such drivers. Thanks god, DMV is not software industry.
So, may be we don't need to invent language for these people without pointer understanding aptitude? There are so many dirty restrooms in San-Jose, Bangalore, Shanghai and Tel-Aviv, it is more than enough job for such "programmers".