At 10:59 2016-02-09, Ted Roche tedroche@gmail.com wrote:

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It's probably much more of a matter of "I don't have enough time to learn all this *stuff*!" I've had times when I tried to juggle FoxPro and two other databases, and Ruby and PHP all at once, and it is really difficult to keep all the plates spinning. (Reference for you youngsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhoos1oY404 -- in COLOR!)

I am subclassing to specifically for us computer types: http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/18/you-too-may-be-a-victim-of-developaralysis/ You Too May Be A Victim Of Developaralysis Posted Oct 18, 2014 by Jon Evans (@rezendi), Columnist

opening text:

"Dear developers: Do you feel insecure because you're only fluent in a mere eight programming languages used across three families of devices? Does exposure to yet another JavaScript framework make you shudder and wince? Have you postponed a pet project because you couldn't figure out which cloud platform would be best for it?

You too may suffer from Developaralysis. Be afraid. There is no cure."

The rest is just as hilarious/sad.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko