I read an article a few months ago (don't have the link but it may be available on google) about people on diets that are meant to extend their lives. Of course, it would take a lifetime study to determine its value :o) I recall that a large portion of it was being a vegetarian and even then perhaps only raw vegetables. I would never make it because I love beef and I love steamed vegetables as well.


>>>>>>>Bruce Eckel: I ask candidates to create an object model of a chicken. This eliminates any problems with uncertainties about the problem domain, because everyone knows what a chicken is. I think it also jars people away from the technical details of a computer. It tests to see if they are capable of thinking about the big picture
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>>>>>>>From http://www.artima.com/wbc/interprogP.html
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>>>>>>I don't like chicken. Can I make an object model of a steer? <bg>
>>>>>>What if the candidate is a vegitarian and has no knowledge about a chicken.
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>>>>>Like one of my colleagues, who is a great programmer, BTW.
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>>>>My best friend's wife is a vegitarian. I find it very interesting, but I could never become one.
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>>>One of the programmers here was a vegitarian for about a year and 1/2. All the sudden one day he showed up in the lunch room eating a burger.
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>>Why be vegetarian at all? I remember seeing that our brains could only have grown as big as they are because of adding meat to the diet.
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>>http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/gorilla.html
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>He was hoping it would give him health benfits but after going back to the Dr. in a year and 1/2 and not much has changed he decided he would eat what he wants to.