Comments on: On experience http://rc3.org/2008/08/29/on-experience/ Strong opinions weakly held Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://rc3.org/2008/08/29/on-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 Tom Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:23:11 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8410#comment-2971 <p>Judgement is just as important -- in politics and programming. For example, if you've got a java programmer who's faced with a task like, for example, importing an Excel CSV file, does the programmer look for a library that's already been written, or does s/he rely on their "experience" to write something from scratch? True, the 10 year veteran with bad judgement may be able to write a utility a lot faster than the 2 year guy, but it still won't be as fast as the guy who finds a library that's already written and debugged.</p> <p>That isn't to say experience isn't important. Palin is the equivalent of an apprentice in this regard. And even if I didn't despise her views (such as teaching creationism in the public schools) I still would shudder at the though of such a rank novice being vice president.</p> Judgement is just as important — in politics and programming. For example, if you’ve got a java programmer who’s faced with a task like, for example, importing an Excel CSV file, does the programmer look for a library that’s already been written, or does s/he rely on their “experience” to write something from scratch? True, the 10 year veteran with bad judgement may be able to write a utility a lot faster than the 2 year guy, but it still won’t be as fast as the guy who finds a library that’s already written and debugged.

That isn’t to say experience isn’t important. Palin is the equivalent of an apprentice in this regard. And even if I didn’t despise her views (such as teaching creationism in the public schools) I still would shudder at the though of such a rank novice being vice president.

]]> By: Thud http://rc3.org/2008/08/29/on-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2968 Thud Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:09:31 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8410#comment-2968 <p>Rita: men, no. McCain, yes.</p> <p>There's experience and then there's experience. Obama lacks some key pieces of experience, but the experience he <em>has</em> had -- state senate, Congress, running a successful insurgent campaign -- has been impressive. Palin's not so much.</p> <p>And then there is also judgement. So far, Obama's shown excellent judgement, both on issues and political strategy. Again, Palin not so much. McCain has a lot of experience, but also a long record of poor judgement -- Iraq, for example, and most recently picking Palin.</p> Rita: men, no. McCain, yes.

There’s experience and then there’s experience. Obama lacks some key pieces of experience, but the experience he has had — state senate, Congress, running a successful insurgent campaign — has been impressive. Palin’s not so much.

And then there is also judgement. So far, Obama’s shown excellent judgement, both on issues and political strategy. Again, Palin not so much. McCain has a lot of experience, but also a long record of poor judgement — Iraq, for example, and most recently picking Palin.

]]> By: Rita http://rc3.org/2008/08/29/on-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2967 Rita Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:42:42 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8410#comment-2967 <p>Palin's pick is an insult to women!</p> <p>Do men really think that women are so stupid that they just want a woman in office, rather than a qualified woman in office?</p> Palin’s pick is an insult to women!

Do men really think that women are so stupid that they just want a woman in office, rather than a qualified woman in office?

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