I agree, but I generally try to offer encouraging suggestions to the youngsters. This usually serves to enlighten the subject as to the enormity of the task ahead, and yet doesnt directly discourage them from trying. Sure, the project is obviously doomed from conception, but he will learn more from trying and failing than from not trying at all. Remember, he is still at the learning phase of his life, he doesnt have to succeed yet.
And the fourth way is? [sorry my nitpicking-prevention filter is turned offOriginally Posted by Mario F.
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I meant to change that to "three ways"
The reason I put there four ways was because I initially was thinking of those very few projects that go underground. But couldn't remember any if I was later asked of an example.
EDIT: I'm not sure he's reading this anymore abachler. He's probably already discouraged as is
Last edited by Mario F.; 05-06-2008 at 10:46 AM.
Originally Posted by brewbuck:
Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
