I was talking to a group of software developers recently. They were expressing their
opinion about the
pace at which things are changing and how hard it is to keep up. Some were questioning
about their
future in the field.
Developing software applications is not easy. Meeting customers' requirements and
their expectations
is not easy. Keeping up with change is certainly not easy. Learning new stuff
and figuring out how to
make things work is not easy.
Yet, thousands of developers do that every day. I think most of us do it not because
we have to, but
because we want to.
I wanted to say something to motivate these developers. I found myself quoting a very
inspirational
speech JFK delivered at Rice in 1962 - "We choose to go to the moon in this
decade and do the other
things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because
that goal will serve to
organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge
is one that we are
willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend
to win, ..."
A great statement from JFK. I am inspired... I hope you are too.
