• D-Ratiseur (11/11) May 12 2013 I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
• John Colvin (3/15) May 12 2013 There's always smarter people. Hell, most of my friends are
• D-Ratiseur (6/21) May 12 2013 You're probably smarter than me.
• maarten van damme (4/26) May 13 2013 If you define intelligence as the ability to learn computer languages, I...
• TommiT (10/22) May 14 2013 My diagnosis of a guy who is learning all programming languages:

"D-Ratiseur" <someone somewhere.com> writes:

I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a 
strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer 
programming languages.
After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was 
probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I 
wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause I'm 
basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive is 
stupid and pointless.

"John Colvin" <john.loughran.colvin gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:
 I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in 
 Yukon...
 Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
 the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a 
 strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer 
 programming languages.
 After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
 A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was 
 probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I 
 wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause 
 I'm basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive 
 is stupid and pointless.

There's always smarter people. Hell, most of my friends are 
smarter than me.

"D-Ratiseur" <someone somewhere.com> writes:

On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:21:06 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
 On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:
 I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in 
 Yukon...
 Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
 the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a 
 strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer 
 programming languages.
 After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
 A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was 
 probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I 
 wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause 
 I'm basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive 
 is stupid and pointless.

 There's always smarter people. Hell, most of my friends are 
 smarter than me.

You're probably smarter than me.
But I know why I left my predilection language: I'm comming from 
Pascal/Delphi and everything is done while in D there is still a 
field for the basic stuff.
Maybe Roquentin was also looking for that: a free field.

maarten van damme <maartenvd1994 gmail.com> writes:

If you define intelligence as the ability to learn computer languages, I'd
have to disagree with you. No reason to be disgusted, just curious. Why on
earth would you spend your time doing that?


2013/5/13 D-Ratiseur <someone somewhere.com>

 On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:21:06 UTC, John Colvin wrote:

 On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:

 I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
 Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
 the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a strange
 guy...He was always reading some books about computer programming languages.
 After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
 A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was probably
 smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I wonder If It's time to
 hide again in the Yukon state...'cause I'm basically disgusted, and the
 basic concept of being alive is stupid and pointless.

 There's always smarter people. Hell, most of my friends are smarter than
 me.

 You're probably smarter than me.
 But I know why I left my predilection language: I'm comming from
 Pascal/Delphi and everything is done while in D there is still a field for
 the basic stuff.
 Maybe Roquentin was also looking for that: a free field.

"TommiT" <tommitissari hotmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:
 I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in 
 Yukon...
 Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
 the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a 
 strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer 
 programming languages.
 After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
 A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was 
 probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I 
 wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause 
 I'm basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive 
 is stupid and pointless.

My diagnosis of a guy who is learning all programming languages:
"maladaptive perfectionism". There are basically two types of
perfectionism: the one that accepts that there is no such thing
as perfect and strives for "good enough", and then there's the
maladaptive form of it which can't get anything done because
nothing is ever "perfect" (by his own standards). I'm in the
later camp too. Sure he might be smarter than you, but it's
unlikely he's ever going to accomplish nearly as much as someone
who can accept imperfection and just "do the best he can".