16 Jun
2020
16 Jun
'20
12:55 a.m.
On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 at 17:37, Rob Pike <robpike(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I had forgotten about that tool, along with many
others. "Comp" sounds
plausible but as I said, I forget. (Not a sign of age; my memory for
details is no match for Clem's; to me stage actors are superheroes).
Remembering the blocking and the actor's names for a play you saw thirty
years ago would be an impressive feat, but I would argue that it is much
more beneficial in the long run to remember the basic plot and the message
that the production was attempting to convey.
This history stuff is fun because of the reminder of a
time when tools
were simple and you could create a whole new one in an afternoon.
Indeed, that's a nearly impossible task now. We have transitioned to a
world where you can say, "here's my sketch for a program that I think would
be useful," and that sketch is either a basic chapter outline or you've
only finished writing chapter one. You put it up on Github, try to give it
a little publicity, and hope that others can share your vision or at least
provide constructive criticism.
-Henry