Klarinet Archive - Posting 000163.txt from 2006/04

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:28:03 -0400

> Tim Roberts wrote:
>
>> He pointed out that the ability to play
>> keyboard and clarinet, and the ability to teach
>> square dancing, both of which I have, might
>> turn out to be in high demand in such a
>> [post-apocalypse] world.
>
> There *were* minstrels and dance masters, many of whom couldn't write or
> cipher, long before computer programmers existed, weren't there?

And there were people skilled in breaking down complex problems into
simple steps so that they could create and teach others how to create.
They were called toolmakers.

Today's programmers are just an extension of these. The techniques aren't
new, only the vocabularies. Problem solving has always been important.

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