Re: [boost] GUI

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-01 17:22:05

Joel de Guzman <joel_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Arkadiy Vertleyb wrote:
>> "Joel de Guzman" <joel_at_[hidden]> wrote
>> 
>> 
>>>Kids manage. So can adults.
>> 
>> 
>> Hmmm, I am in the arguing mood today, can't do anything about it ;-)
>> 
>> My 6 year old son managed to achieve perfect English after having used the
>> language for only two years.  I've been using it for ten years, and I am
>> still not comfortable.  Will definitely stay like this for the rest of my
>> life :-(
>> 
>> Now, guess who decides which language we use at home...
>
> Haha! Good point. Nevertheless, if you look at it in that
> perspective. It more or less reinforces my point. Sometime
> in the future; and I am looking forward, these kids who grew
> up on *cool* GUIs will dictate the future trend. Then, old
> bland UIs will be a relic of the past, like old model Ts.

Or else those ex-kids will be too old to think of anything *cool*.

:)

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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