throwaway43

Wasn't Vista supposed to have some revolutionary database like file system ?

Will we ever get to see it ?

EDIT: Wasn't being snarky, was just wondering if it's still in the works.

It could be that you're lucky or maybe you're just suffering from impostor syndrome.

Have you considered that he might be perfectly happy where he is as he can basically relax at his job as most of the tasks that come up , even the difficult ones must be a cakewalk for him.

Success has a very narrow definition these days.

Here's an interesting story : http://heuna.tumblr.com/post/2415073898/kim-ung-yong-a-child...

I remain extremely skeptical that 95 % will be good enough and its the edge cases that really matter. It doesn't matter that they're better most of the time because the failure modes are different.

However since Elon is a really smart guy who has mastered multiple disciplines , I'll take his word. I'm waiting for my self driving car.

Clock-punchers might be harming themselves but it wasn't clock punchers that gave us the iPhone.

Any examples ?

They also serve who only stand and wait.

This also has implications for your career development as a programmer. I've been working at an outsourcing shop for the past two years and have barely grown as a programmer.

If you work at a place where the client isn't willing to pay for good quality software you will never learn how to make software the right way , simply because there is no time to do it the right way.