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[Chris Barker]

Alex Martelli wrote:

> We're supposed to make it *LOOK* that way, yes, but, hey, deep
> down many of us aren't driven by *application needs* in tinkering
> with tools.  At least, I know I am not, and I've known many other
> geeks who feel the same.  The tools are the FUN part -- pity we
> have to justify the tools' existence by looking for problems
> they will help solving!-)

This is much like the difference between Applied Math and Pure Math:

Applied Math is  problems looking for solutions.

Pure Math is solutions looking for problems.

Perhaps there is Applied and Pure programming as well.....

I'm-not-really-a-mathamatician-or-a-programmer-ly yours,

-Chris



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