tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post4178024354539698936..comments2023-11-25T11:00:42.257+01:00Comments on Invisible to the eye: The Swiss Army knife ProgrammerGiorgiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558287012747987157noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post-78288801346576062992009-10-03T19:41:32.129+02:002009-10-03T19:41:32.129+02:00Jani, wonderful things can be done with lisp/bash ...Jani, wonderful things can be done with lisp/bash scripting/COW programming language. The problem comes when the code has to be maintained by someone else than the original creator. :)Giorgiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689416577856305650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post-74632702564402071692009-10-03T16:44:29.178+02:002009-10-03T16:44:29.178+02:00I think having a "swiss army knife" is u...I think having a "swiss army knife" is useful for programmers as it'll allow you to solve various things easily and efficiently, but you are right when you say that using it for everything can be a bad thing.<br /><br />Talking about MacGyver, I've written a post about <a href="http://codeutopia.net/blog/2007/09/27/macgyver-and-programming/" rel="nofollow">MacGyver and programming</a>Jani Hartikainenhttp://codeutopia.net/noreply@blogger.com