Yes, programming is often better when it's a more social enterprise. It's funny. I liked having an office for times when I wanted to think, but when I was batting an interesting issue or trying to remember something pretty obscure, the terminal room was the best. I also began to slowly realize my own knowledge base was improving when I was the one answering the question when someone asked, " Hey, does anybody have a good way to ..."

On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 11:09 AM Larry McVoy <lm@mcvoy.com> wrote:

I think as you move from OS to OS, there are basics. You seek those out.

The thing I miss is a terminal room. That's where I really learned.
You seek out the people who are the most productive and look over their
shoulder. The first time I saw Udi do !}fmt<CR> my head exploded. That's
been a vi mapping for decades.

On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 10:55:57AM -0400, Paul Winalski wrote:
> Regarding use of apropos as a way to answer "How do I do X?"-type
> questions, I've never had any joy with that. apropos has always returned
> pages and pages of irrelevant information. Maybe the direct answer is in
> there somewhere, but it's always been a needle-in-the-haystack situation
> for me.
>
> -Paul W.

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