>A good while back, when Whil Hentzen was editor of FoxTalk, he asked if it was possible - given the need to bring together different technologies these days - for independents to survive. I suppose the answer is yes, but the person will have to sub out some things at times, because no one can become truly proficient in all these things you mention (and someone else might have a list just as long, but it would include different tools). At least not if they are merely human and have things like a spouse and kids (and they want to see said wife and kids). He was really asking "how can one person become proficient in all these things?"
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>On another subject . . . when is everyone going to return to their true countries? <g>
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True, you have to pick a "main" programming language and go forward, but you still need to learn some of others too, IMHO. As for returning to the good ole US of A, I'm waiting til the elections are over to decide if I want to return or not! I wonder if I changed my name to "None Oftheabove" and got on the ballot, how large my victory would be?<s>