From Frederick Brooks' The Mythical Man-Month, Chapter 3:
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The language lawyer. By the
time Algol came along, people began to recognize that most computer installations
have one or two people who delight in mastery of the intricacies of a programming
language. And these experts turn out to be very useful and very widely
consulted. ... The language lawyer can find a neat and efficient way to
use the language to do difficult, obscure, or tricky things. Often he will
need to do small studies (two or three days) on good technique. ...
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I had never heard of a language
lawyer before reading
the book, but this is the perfect description of me. |
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