are programmers "failures"?

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(03-23-2019 01:10 PM)Don Shepherd Wrote:  This was undoubtedly true in 1962; I can vouch for that! With all of the modern programming languages available today, is it still true in 2019?

You're only a failure if you give up. Most programmers (of which I am one) keep at it until the program runs correctly. Then they go back and optimize it. Of course there are usually time constraints. 1. The users want it NOW. 2. It's got to be ready to ship on Wednesday. NO EXCEPTIONS! 3. You have this other list of programs waiting. You can't spend too much time on just one. So it goes.

Failure? Nope. Look at baseball players. Hitting only 4 out of every 10 makes you a great player!