Thank you for that healthy perspective. I find myself often caught up in which coding technique to pursue, when I could be spending my time making sure the code presents better data more effectively. We often get carried away and become slaves to the technology, and by so doing, we put the technology cart before the information horse. To quote "The Art of Manliness" (in discussing lessons learned from James Bond):I'd like to expound on that thought a little: I hear people at the office all the time saying "I love technology!" or "I love software!" or (gag ;) "I love hardware!" The thoughts above seem to be in direct response to those attitudes. Certainly we only choose to slave ourselves to the tantalizing totalitarianism of technology temporarily, and I do not fault my coworkers for appreciating the wonderful opportunities that technology grants. However, I would like to echo the voices of the two blogs I have just quoted in that technology is a tool, it is the means, and while we ought to refine our skills in those means, we ought not to do so for technology's sake. Besides, technology is not always the solution to a given problem.2) Dominate Technology. Bond is a man that keeps up with the times. He is a master of the current technology and gadgets, but never their slave. You won’t find Bond spending hours each day frivolously texting away or sporting a permanent bluetooth headset. Wherever Bond is, he is ALL there, not constantly sidetracked by his Blackberry. He uses technology when he needs it and chucks it when he doesn’t.http://artofmanliness.com/2008...ames-bond/
Technology can be a great asset, but like many things it can often warp into something we can’t live without. In doing so, it takes a place in our life that it has no business taking. Bond is the type of man that keeps tech in it’s proper place- a place of servitude.
I appreciate Eric's sentiments.
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