Is it possible to create something smarter than yourself?

Hmm...?

>Charles
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>>>I think the intensity of the "boredom" is ample evidence of the insecurity underlying it.
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>Well I used to moan on this topic in 1995 and I'm completely bored with it, and increasingly annoyed that some people *still* beat sensationally on the doom and gloom drum all these years later as if we have not noticed.
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>>>If a 21 year old person came to you right now and said, "I'd like to get a job as a programmer. What language should I learn?" could you in good conscience recommend Foxpro as a first choice?
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>No, I'd find out why they wanted to be a programmer though. IMHO the golden age of programming draws to a close, our tools will continue to get smarter and smarter till they are smarter than we are. Hey, maybe I'll invade programing forums to announce that every day and see how long it takes before people start getting insecure at me ;-)
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>Regards
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>JR