Software Developer Conspiracy Theory

Early on in my choice of career path, I have had this itch on the back of my scalp creep up whenever the thought crossed my mind about how the higher up on the totem pole you are the less “manual labor” you’ve got on your plate it seems.  How aggravating to the hard working lower class to be stuck pushing rocks.  There are social classes within work groups as well. Even though the team members roles and responsibilities differ slightly, it is the experience and habits that define how easily one is able to complete a task (and how much one gets paid).  There must be a scientific rate of following “Best Practices” to length of “Time to Market”.  I am continually finding new ways to do things, but the more I stick with established techniques the faster I am able to release projects and the less time I need to spend maintaining them.  I have yet to settle on a specific pattern (not even in my financial life, oi) but anxiously await the day when nearly everything of what I do today is almost completely automated. When that day comes, I am able to run circles around the average software developer who is still tripping over his own code because of all the slight inconsistencies.  Now the ethical question is, do I sit on my pedestal and stroke my own ego over “knowing” I’m better than them, or do I spend my time sharing what I’ve learned to those less fortunate?

Jesus Christ, Discovered?

I watched the tail-end of the March 4th special “Jesus’ Family Tomb” video on the Discovery Channel. I am not really surprised at all about the discovery, and the overwhelming evidence that it really is. But I am surprised that they originally discovered it in 1980. Why has it taken so long to be taken seriously? I need to watch the entire movie to see the actual details in the tomb. I can’t believe that modern Christianity would frown upon parenthood, and the true love of this world, and label it as a sin. Threatening your entire existence to be tortured by flames forever. Why do our “spiritual leaders” leverage fear to control us?