I’m reading this list where a certain member posted about having problems with Product-A (which is by the way a default program of OperatingSystem-A). It seems that his copy of Product-A shows a sexy picture of Drew Barrymore but closes a split second after the whole picture is displayed. Same thing happens if he opens a picture of a fire-breathing dragon devouring one of our funny presidentiables with an awkward hair-do. So like most humans online these days he asks in the list about the problem instead of RTFMin’ or doing other RTFM-related tasks first.<\/p>\n
One of the recent replies surprised me. It suggested junking Product-A and using Product-B instead, even calling Product-A names that would make even my imaginary pet tiger cringe upon hearing them.<\/p>\n
Though in some ways Product-B is indeed better than Product-A, and in a way switching to Product-B could probably ‘solve’ the problem, it still bothers me that most humans think and approach problems this way.<\/p>\n
If finding alternatives is the first way of ‘solving’ problems then there must be something wrong with one’s problem solving techniques. Finding alternatives is an escapist way of solving problems. Solve a problem by finding the root of the problem and what causes the problem<\/b>. That’s how real programmers tackle things. Finding alternative should be the last means of solving problems and is in a way considered a lazy and coward’s way of finding solutions.<\/p>\n
If such a practice continues what we’ll have is a world filled with looping alternatives after alternatives whose main existence is brought upon by the attitude of escaping from a certain problem which in the first place has not been solved at all, how can it have been when the attempt to attempt fell flat?<\/p>\n
I’m not saying of course that alternatives are useless. What I’m saying is in every problem there’s a root cause which one has to know and tackle first before choosing other better alternatives.<\/p>\n
Besides Drew Barrymore looks prettier when displayed with Product-A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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