note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>True, but maybe that's a double edged sword (or perhaps no edged is a better analogy :). <p>People with no aptitude for carpentry tend to have a few minor but painful slips early on which convince them that some things are better left to those with a greater aptitude. <p>Unfortunately, incompetence in programming does always effect such a change in attitudes. <p>That's not to say that programming tools can't be abused. From people using Word as a program editor; to programming editors that evolve to be close to stand alone operating systems; text macro libraries that are so entirely opaque as to defy understanding; to make files so complex that they start to exhibit signs of Heisenberg Uncertainty; to 'simple' configuration mechanisms wrapped up in unfathomably deep OO hierarchies. The list goes on. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.</div> <div>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6202877.stm|"Too many &#91;&#93; have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."]</div> </font> </div></div> 709237 712379