>>>but if it's advice to others who need to earn a living, surely they're better advised to look where the action is heading
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>How does that square with your COBOL advice to would-be money-makers - which BTW is accurate? I'd add that RPG is still a big money-maker for those who chase bucks.
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>In reality, John, if we can predict with any degree of accuracy where the action is heading, and money is a key factor, we should be picking investments, not programming.
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>So maybe this is the reason:
>"The future, Mr. Gittes! The future!"
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Now there's an inspiring man to quote ;-)