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Some humility for a change
by cc0028 @ 2005-11-01 - 21:54:00

You know, there's always the temptation to think you know more than you do. You work away at your job and you find solutions to problems and you think you've learnt all there is to know.

Then you meet someone who knows more than you do. Comes as a shock.

I've spent a good part of today "talking" to the people on the mono-list mailing list, about .NET remoting. In particular we've been discussing the ins and outs of hosting remote objects in services (Windows) or daemons (Unix/Linux). Now, these are the people - some of them, at least - who've coded the Mono implementation of .NET. The breadth of their knowledge is breathtaking.

What's more, when you look at what they've achieved with the Mono project, you just have to forget your pride and satisfy yourself with "sitting at the feet" for a while. I'm full of admiration for what the Mono team has achieved.

So plaudits and kudos to the Mono team. Absolutely amazing.

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menhirmenhir [Member]
05/11/05 @ 16:22

Yup, but don't sit at their feet for too long, their feet can also get cold. You may not be out to generate new discoveries (yet) but what you do get along the way from your own developments will in all probablility surprise and please you too.

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cc0028cc0028 [Member]
http://www.peredur.uklinux.net
05/11/05 @ 16:35

Heh!

You're right though. However, at my age I think the most I can hope for is to make some small contribution. So I've put together some documentation that explains how the stuff I've learnt works. Hopefully, that will make the path a little smoother for others - if the document is accepted, of course.

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menhirmenhir [Member]
05/11/05 @ 16:41

Now, now, you're being ageist!

We are the same peer group in case you hadn't noticed...

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cc0028cc0028 [Member]
http://www.peredur.uklinux.net
05/11/05 @ 17:28

Hah! I'll send you my documentation and make you read it if you keep accusing me of stuff like that.

:)

Peter

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menhirmenhir [Member]
05/11/05 @ 18:16

I might surprise you.

Peter, how do you get nice colourful emoticons in your replies to comments? I can do the usual stuff with the keyboard but it's nowhere near as impactful and a yellow traffic light :-) See what I mean.

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