No more lessequal software

[Craig Black]

I read that you consider programming an addiction. I struggled with this 
idea when I was a teenager, so perhaps I can relate somewhat.  I also gave 
up programming for long periods of time.  In retrospect, I believe that this 
was not the right thing to do.  Programming addiction is not like addiction 
to alcohol or drugs.  Substance abuse like that is never productive or 
helpful.

There are some behaviors that are necessary and yet tend to be addictive, 
because of the pleasure involved.  Like for example eating and sex.  These 
behaviors are very pleasurable, but for a good reason.  If these pleasurable 
urges  were not in place, we would probably not be here today.  People that 
don't eat, die.  Creatures that don't procreate become extinct.

However, overeating and sexual addiction are not productive.  But that does 
not mean we should stop eating or stop having sex if we find ourselves 
"addicted".

The most ideal and perhaps most difficult path to take is the path of 
moderation.  We must find the balance in our lives that achieves the 
greatest level of happiness and productivity for ourselves, those in our 
sphere of influence, and our posterity.

The capacity to program is a gift, not a disease.  I hope my words do not 
fall on deaf ears.  Bobef, we all appreciate your contributions to computer 
science.  Please do not give up.

-Craig