tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919860543765866292.post8278790911160062421..comments2008-04-30T09:37:51.380-05:00Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056366828578886383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919860543765866292.post-7940258007096866142008-03-25T01:37:00.000-05:002008-03-25T01:37:00.000-05:00Hi,<BR/><BR/>Excellent article - I really appreciate your knowledge about software development in Mines of Moria and I have bookmarked it for later viewing and forwarded it on. <BR/><BR/>Cheers.Nancyhttp://www.zed-axis.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919860543765866292.post-12383497862384289212008-02-01T14:15:00.000-06:002008-02-01T14:15:00.000-06:00Now that's a job title I could relish: software archeologist. As someone whose favorite languages are C and lisp, but who's been using python when something had to get done quickly for a number of years now, I've lost whatever purity I once aspired to. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, some mines are not only dark they are inhabited by Balrogs. I've turned down a project or two to fix memory leaks in giant old messes. If after a few days I can't even be sure how many memory management layers the C++ app (with all of its dynamic loading of rigid product-specific modules) has, I don't care to venture in. <BR/><BR/>--ChrisChris Austin-Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087229885629433137noreply@blogger.com