[Gold Star. I'm tempted to give it two. This is hands down one of the best essays I've ever read.

I think that I'll have a lot to say about it, but I'm going to need to spend some time on it. In the meantime, go, read it.

It is vrey much applicable to those of us in the InfoTech/InfoSec world. I see many parallels in our work to those of a tradesman -- writing software can be dull and monotonous or it can be vibrant and engaging, largely depending upon the personality and skill of the developer, but also largely depending on the environment in which he works.

I'll stop, but I'll be back with more.
-k]

The New Atlantis - Shop Class as Soulcraft - Matthew B. Crawford