At 07:52 AM 2/10/98 -0500, Mike Brenner <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >In particular, you cannot be creative and have attention to the >detail At The Same Time. That's curious. Some of the most creative people I have known were those who paid incredible attention to detail. It's often said that the devil is in the details, and I believe this is particularly true of software design. When faced with a complex set of detailed requirements, the ability to find a unifying abstraction that simplifies the problem while still addressing all the details is a skill that takes the utmost of creativity. -- John Volan