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<HTML><HEAD> <TITLE>BBS水木清华站∶精华区</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><CENTER><H1>BBS水木清华站∶精华区</H1></CENTER>发信人: ClearMind (我是谁?), 信区: Linux <BR>标 题: [连载]编程之道:Part III(续完:英文) <BR>发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Mon Oct 23 12:07:47 2000) <BR> <BR><The Tao of Programming> Part III(续完) <BR>=====Part III Begin================= <BR> <BR> Corporate Wisdom <BR> Book Seven <BR> _____________________________________________________ <BR> <BR> Thus spake the master programmer: <BR> <BR> "You can demonstrate a program for a corporate <BR> executive, but you can't make him computer literate." <BR> _____________________________________________________ <BR> <BR> 7.1 <BR> A novice asked the master: "In the east there is a great <BR> tree-structure that men call 'Corporate Headquarters'. It is <BR> bloated out of shape with vice-presidents and accountants. It <BR> issues a multitude of memos, each saying 'Go, Hence!' or 'Go, <BR> Hither!' and nobody knows what is meant. Every year new names <BR> are put onto the branches, but all to no avail. How can such an <BR> unnatural entity exist?" <BR> <BR> The master replies: "You perceive this immense structure and <BR> are disturbed that it has no rational purpose. Can you not take <BR> amusement from its endless gyrations? Do you not enjoy the <BR> untroubled ease of programming beneath its sheltering branches? <BR> Why are you bothered by its uselessness?" <BR> <BR> 7.2 <BR> In the east there is a shark which is larger than all other <BR> fish. It changes into a bird whose winds are like clouds <BR> filling the sky. When this bird moves across the land, it <BR> brings a message from Corporate Headquarters. This message it <BR> drops into the midst of the program- mers, like a seagull <BR> making its mark upon the beach. Then the bird mounts on the <BR> wind and, with the blue sky at its back, returns home. <BR> <BR> The novice programmer stares in wonder at the bird, for he <BR> understands it not. The average programmer dreads the coming of <BR> the bird, for he fears its message. The master programmer <BR> continues to work at his terminal, for he does not know that <BR> the bird has come and gone. <BR> <BR> 7.3 <BR> The Magician of the Ivory Tower brought his latest invention <BR> for the master programmer to examine. The magician wheeled a <BR> large black box into the master's office while the master <BR> waited in silence. <BR> <BR> "This is an integrated, distributed, general-purpose <BR> workstation," began the magician, "ergonomically designed with <BR> a proprietary operating system, sixth generation languages, and <BR> multiple state of the art user interfaces. It took my <BR> assistants several hundred man years to construct. Is it not <BR> amazing?" <BR> <BR> The master raised his eyebrows slightly. "It is indeed <BR> amazing," he said. <BR> <BR> "Corporate Headquarters has commanded," continued the magician, <BR> "that everyone use this workstation as a platform for new <BR> programs. Do you agree to this?" <BR> <BR> "Certainly," replied the master, "I will have it transported to <BR> the data center immediately!" And the magician returned to his <BR> tower, well pleased. <BR> <BR> Several days later, a novice wandered into the office of the <BR> master programmer and said, "I cannot find the listing for my <BR> new program. Do you know where it might be?" <BR> <BR> "Yes," replied the master, "the listings are stacked on the <BR> platform in the data center." <BR> <BR> 7.4 <BR> The master programmer moves from program to program without <BR> fear. No change in management can harm him. He will not be <BR> fired, even if the project is canceled. Why is this? He is <BR> filled with the Tao. <BR> _________________________________________________________________ <BR> <BR> Hardware and Software <BR> Book Eight <BR> _____________________________________________________ <BR> <BR> Thus spake the master programmer: <BR> <BR> "Without the wind, the grass does not move. <BR> Without software, hardware is useless." <BR>
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