Smart Ass

When I was an intern at a small software consulting business, my boss gave me a tutorial on how he wanted me to write code. The only thing that I remember, because it was so impressive, was how he edited source files. He knew every keyboard shortcut, rarely touched the mouse, and created ad hoc macros for tricky edits with regularity. In other words, he edited source code faster then anyone I knew, and he wasn't showing off, it was just the way he did it, day in and day out. I realized how wasteful I had been, relying on just a few commands to do everything when there were so many other tools that were faster and more powerful.

Today, I had deja-vu during a group meeting as we discussed the different tools we used. It struck me that people in the group are unaware that they could be more effective, much as I was before I saw my old boss do work. Unfortunately, I don't think I can convince them of it.