Diary of a Madman

Most people in the world will tell you to "work hard, and play harder". This is to me is a failed philosophy. You should in fact "work smart". Back in 1999 I took a C/C++ certificate course from Worcester Poly Technical Institute. The teacher of the course said to us, "Smart developers recycle code.". Never rewrite what has been written. Too many times I have seen a developer write code that had the same functionality as code found in a public library. Using that library would have allowed the project to go quicker. While there is worth in the do it yourself attitude and knowing exactly how something works. Often it is better just need to get the job done, and not get burned out in the process.

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