I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer programming languages.
After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause I'm basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive is stupid and pointless.

On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:
> I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
> Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
> the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer programming languages.
> After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
> A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause I'm basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive is stupid and pointless.

There's always smarter people. Hell, most of my friends are smarter than me.

On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:21:06 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
> On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:
>> I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
>> Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
>> the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer programming languages.
>> After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
>> A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause I'm basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive is stupid and pointless.
>
> There's always smarter people. Hell, most of my friends are smarter than me.

You're probably smarter than me.
But I know why I left my predilection language: I'm comming from Pascal/Delphi and everything is done while in D there is still a field for the basic stuff.
Maybe Roquentin was also looking for that: a free field.

If you define intelligence as the ability to learn computer languages, I'd have to disagree with you. No reason to be disgusted, just curious. Why on earth would you spend your time doing that?


2013/5/13 D-Ratiseur <someone@somewhere.com>

> On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:21:06 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
>
>> On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:
>>
>>> I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
>>> Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
>>> the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a strange
>>> guy...He was always reading some books about computer programming languages.
>>> After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
>>> A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was probably
>>> smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I wonder If It's time to
>>> hide again in the Yukon state...'cause I'm basically disgusted, and the
>>> basic concept of being alive is stupid and pointless.
>>>
>>
>> There's always smarter people. Hell, most of my friends are smarter than me.
>>
>
> You're probably smarter than me.
> But I know why I left my predilection language: I'm comming from
> Pascal/Delphi and everything is done while in D there is still a field for
> the basic stuff.
> Maybe Roquentin was also looking for that: a free field.
>

On Monday, 13 May 2013 at 00:18:34 UTC, D-Ratiseur wrote:
> I went back from a trip...basically I spent 6 monthes in Yukon...
> Then, came back to my activities, I was a lot in the library of
> the university linked to my geo. location...I've noticed a strange guy...He was always reading some books about computer programming languages.
> After a few monthes, I've realized that he was learning from
> A to Z all the languagues...I've just realized that he was probably smarter than me...And despite of being disgusted, I wonder If It's time to hide again in the Yukon state...'cause I'm basically disgusted, and the basic concept of being alive is stupid and pointless.

My diagnosis of a guy who is learning all programming languages:
"maladaptive perfectionism". There are basically two types of
perfectionism: the one that accepts that there is no such thing
as perfect and strives for "good enough", and then there's the
maladaptive form of it which can't get anything done because
nothing is ever "perfect" (by his own standards). I'm in the
later camp too. Sure he might be smarter than you, but it's
unlikely he's ever going to accomplish nearly as much as someone
who can accept imperfection and just "do the best he can".