From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id WAA14194; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 22:51:20 +0100 (MET) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA14154 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 22:51:19 +0100 (MET) Received: from epexch01.qlogic.org ([63.170.40.3]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h2DLpIX26969 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 22:51:18 +0100 (MET) Received: from epmailtmp.qlogic.org ([10.20.33.254]) by epexch01.qlogic.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:52:44 -0600 Received: from [10.20.33.146] ([10.20.33.146]) by epmailtmp.qlogic.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:52:44 -0600 Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:01:49 -0600 (CST) From: Brian Hurt X-X-Sender: Reply-To: Brian Hurt To: Oliver Bandel cc: Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml popularity In-Reply-To: <20030313211702.GA884@first.in-berlin.de> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Mar 2003 21:52:44.0263 (UTC) FILETIME=[E0A83F70:01C2E9AA] X-Spam: no; 0.00; qlogic:01 caml-list:01 oliver:01 bandel:01 ocaml:01 wrote:03 meant:05 brian:06 i'm:07 thu:08 i've:09 our:89 hot:89 realize:11 actually:11 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Oliver Bandel wrote: > But if people have to wait too long - who has the time today to invest > so much time, if not a researcher or unemployed (or workoholic, who > comes home with rectangular eyes and again take seat in front of the > computer?) Um, those of us who actually *care* about our craft, and realize that if we just learn what our job needs us to know *right now* enough to have us take time off to be taught it, we'll become dinosaurs? And/or unemployeed, when we're replaced by someone who *did* go out and learn the hot new technology? I'm assuming you meant this humorously- but it's a serious question I've been asked myself. Brian ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners