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Admittedly, it must be painful to be a specialist and have your knowledge obsoleted; Joel and I are both \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.codinghorror.com\u002Fblog\u002Farchives\u002F000711.html\">broad generalists\u003C\u002Fa>, so it's easier for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>I discovered a great Stack Overflow post through Damien Katz: \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdamienkatz.net\u002F2008\u002F12\u002Farrays_whats_the_point_good_qu.html\">Arrays, What's the Point? Good Question\u003C\u002Fa>. This is a fine example of a question that seems sort of ridiculous on the surface, but can provide amazingly insightful answers -- and a deeper understanding of programming. 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