[Info-vax] Rust as a HS language, was: Re: Quiet?

[chris]

On 04/07/22 20:17, Dan Cross wrote:
> In article<jb8gsmF6ugqU1 at mid.individual.net>,
> Bill Gunshannon<bill.gunshannon at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 4/6/22 22:43, plugh wrote:
>>>
>>> Here's a car analogy: do you want to change a tire using a power tool or good ol' muscles?
>>
>> You better learn how to do it with "good ol' muscles" because
>> when you get that flat at 2AM in the middle of nowhere there
>> will be  no power tool to do it for you.
>
> This is missing the point of the analogy.
>
> We're purporting ourselves to be professionals here, correct?
> In a professional automotive shop, what's more likely: they've
> got a set of professional-quality power tools for quickly
> removing lug nuts, or they're out there with a wrench all the
> time?  Even in the cases where the power tool isn't appropriate
> (or fails) a professional garage is going to have high quality
> tools and know how to use them appropriate for the job at hand.
>
> Some poor slob changing a tire on the side of the road is more
> analogous to an amateur or hobby programmer.
>
> 	- Dan C.
>

I would prefer the simplest technology as backup, as that is
less likely to fail than a more complex solution. For wheel
change, that means a manual jack, wheel brace or spanner
and foot pump, which I always keep in the car. Only needed
once a flood anyway, so the simpler and more space saving
the better. Must be the practical engineer in me, less is
more etc...

Chris