Computer programming has always been a self-taught, maverick occupation.

Programming is the art of algorithm design and the craft of debugging errant code.

I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick.

With all the attention given to the personal computer, it's hard to remember that other companion machine in the room - the printer.

Multitasking, throughput, efficiency - these are excellent machine concepts, useful in the design of computer systems. But are they principles that nurture human thought and imagination?

If you are too lazy to cleanup your database after testing, your filesystem after testing or your memory based system consider moving to a different profession. This isn't a job for you.