| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62224] |
Sat, 30 August 2008 09:56  |
MC
Messages: 50
Registered: September 1996
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On Aug 30, 4:30 am, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
>
> I will still be doing a bit of IDL programming, but
> my plan is to re-invent myself as a JAVA programmer,
> eventually. :-)
>
> It will be nearly impossible, I am sure, to get out of
> the habit of reading this newsgroup every 10 minutes or
> so, but gradually, over time I plan to learn to do so
> and to leave the answering to the young hotshots who can
> actually understand the questions that are being asked
> these days.
>
> I'll continue to maintain Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
> for as long as it supports itself. And I might even add an
> article from time to time if I encounter something that
> I know I better write down if I don't want to forget it.
> But this will no longer be the focus of my professional life.
>
> It has been a wonderful 15 years here. It has been my
> joy and privilege to participate with and learn from so
> many knowledgeable people. (I won't name names, because it
> would just never end, but I hope all of you know who you
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe. Your capacity to share your knowledge
> and good humor is unsurpassed. In 15 years, I'll bet I
> can count the number of flames in this newsgroup on one
> hand. And most of those were written by me in one of my
> cranky moods when the dog wasn't easily available to kick.
>
> Thank you for all the wonderful times. You were my joy and
> passion for a long, long time. I will never forget you or
> how much I always looked forward to waking up and checking
> this newsgroup as the first official act of every morning.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say Coyote is paying 10 to 1 on any bet that
> says this new job will last longer than two weeks. :-(
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Good luck with the new job and thanks for all the great posts and help
over the years, you've saved me a lot of time with your tips and
tricks. IDL will miss you...
Au revoir
Cheers
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62239 is a reply to message #62238] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 17:45  |
pook41
Messages: 16
Registered: January 2007
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On Aug 30, 1:30 am, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
>
> I will still be doing a bit of IDL programming, but
> my plan is to re-invent myself as a JAVA programmer,
> eventually. :-)
>
> It will be nearly impossible, I am sure, to get out of
> the habit of reading this newsgroup every 10 minutes or
> so, but gradually, over time I plan to learn to do so
> and to leave the answering to the young hotshots who can
> actually understand the questions that are being asked
> these days.
>
> I'll continue to maintain Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
> for as long as it supports itself. And I might even add an
> article from time to time if I encounter something that
> I know I better write down if I don't want to forget it.
> But this will no longer be the focus of my professional life.
>
> It has been a wonderful 15 years here. It has been my
> joy and privilege to participate with and learn from so
> many knowledgeable people. (I won't name names, because it
> would just never end, but I hope all of you know who you
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe. Your capacity to share your knowledge
> and good humor is unsurpassed. In 15 years, I'll bet I
> can count the number of flames in this newsgroup on one
> hand. And most of those were written by me in one of my
> cranky moods when the dog wasn't easily available to kick.
>
> Thank you for all the wonderful times. You were my joy and
> passion for a long, long time. I will never forget you or
> how much I always looked forward to waking up and checking
> this newsgroup as the first official act of every morning.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say Coyote is paying 10 to 1 on any bet that
> says this new job will last longer than two weeks. :-(
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
David!
After two courses, and endless emails later, you leave me alone to
fend off
the Matlabites?
Thanks be to you from many people at DSTO whom you've helped since the
early '90's.
Andrew
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62243 is a reply to message #62242] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 15:49 |
Paul Van Delst[1]
Messages: 1157
Registered: April 2002
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Paul van Delst wrote:
> David Fanning wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
>> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a full-time job
>> elsewhere.
>
> I have obviously passed through some sort of time-space nexus and
> entered an alternate universe on April 1.
>
> Now how to get back to my regularly scheduled programming, where the
> ground doesn't drop away from below one's feet.....?
I stayed back later here in the hope that we would get the "ha ha, just kidding!" post.
It doesn't look like it's coming.
Crikey.
Well, David, I'm terribly saddened[*]. Still, if you tackle your future endeavours with
the same verve as you did this one, you're gonna have a ball.
May your serve forever leave its scorch mark at the edge of your opponents service line.
cheers,
paulv
[*] I had a bit of a "what the hell am I doing with my life" moment this morning, so
forgive my being overly soppy at your impending departure.
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62244 is a reply to message #62243] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 15:12 |
ben.bighair
Messages: 221
Registered: April 2007
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On Aug 29, 12:30 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
>
> I will still be doing a bit of IDL programming, but
> my plan is to re-invent myself as a JAVA programmer,
> eventually. :-)
>
> It will be nearly impossible, I am sure, to get out of
> the habit of reading this newsgroup every 10 minutes or
> so, but gradually, over time I plan to learn to do so
> and to leave the answering to the young hotshots who can
> actually understand the questions that are being asked
> these days.
>
> I'll continue to maintain Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
> for as long as it supports itself. And I might even add an
> article from time to time if I encounter something that
> I know I better write down if I don't want to forget it.
> But this will no longer be the focus of my professional life.
>
> It has been a wonderful 15 years here. It has been my
> joy and privilege to participate with and learn from so
> many knowledgeable people. (I won't name names, because it
> would just never end, but I hope all of you know who you
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe. Your capacity to share your knowledge
> and good humor is unsurpassed. In 15 years, I'll bet I
> can count the number of flames in this newsgroup on one
> hand. And most of those were written by me in one of my
> cranky moods when the dog wasn't easily available to kick.
>
> Thank you for all the wonderful times. You were my joy and
> passion for a long, long time. I will never forget you or
> how much I always looked forward to waking up and checking
> this newsgroup as the first official act of every morning.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say Coyote is paying 10 to 1 on any bet that
> says this new job will last longer than two weeks. :-(
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Wow!
Does your wife know about this?
Like all of the other posters, here I want you to know how much I
appreciate and admire you and all you have done for me and others. I
am quite sure that IDL is a viable language because of your efforts.
Out of curiosity, I checked your profile ala google and discovered
that you made 2062 posts over the last 23 months... now let's see...
IDL> nposts = 2062 ;posts in the last 23 months
IDL> rate = n/float(23) ; posts per month
IDL> duration = 15 * 12.0 ; months of activity over 15 years
IDL> print, rate * duration ; number of posts over 15 years
16137.4
IDL> print, rate
89.6522
What the heck? Nearly 90 posts a month over the last 23 months! If
you sustained that over 15 years that's about 16000 posts filled with
wit, goodwill and wisdom.
Thanks and best wishes!
Ben
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62246 is a reply to message #62244] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 13:56 |
jschwab@gmail.com
Messages: 30
Registered: December 2006
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On Aug 29, 12:30 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
>
> I will still be doing a bit of IDL programming, but
> my plan is to re-invent myself as a JAVA programmer,
> eventually. :-)
>
> It will be nearly impossible, I am sure, to get out of
> the habit of reading this newsgroup every 10 minutes or
> so, but gradually, over time I plan to learn to do so
> and to leave the answering to the young hotshots who can
> actually understand the questions that are being asked
> these days.
>
> I'll continue to maintain Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
> for as long as it supports itself. And I might even add an
> article from time to time if I encounter something that
> I know I better write down if I don't want to forget it.
> But this will no longer be the focus of my professional life.
>
> It has been a wonderful 15 years here. It has been my
> joy and privilege to participate with and learn from so
> many knowledgeable people. (I won't name names, because it
> would just never end, but I hope all of you know who you
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe. Your capacity to share your knowledge
> and good humor is unsurpassed. In 15 years, I'll bet I
> can count the number of flames in this newsgroup on one
> hand. And most of those were written by me in one of my
> cranky moods when the dog wasn't easily available to kick.
>
> Thank you for all the wonderful times. You were my joy and
> passion for a long, long time. I will never forget you or
> how much I always looked forward to waking up and checking
> this newsgroup as the first official act of every morning.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say Coyote is paying 10 to 1 on any bet that
> says this new job will last longer than two weeks. :-(
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Thanks for all of the advice and help over the years. Lurking on the
newsgroup and frequenting your website has taught me most of what I
know about IDL. Best of luck in your new pursuits.
Regards,
Josiah
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62248 is a reply to message #62247] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 13:10 |
pgrigis
Messages: 436
Registered: September 2007
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Well, when I am training people in IDL, I tell them that
IDL programming is a very useful skill and they can
always have a brilliant career in IDL consulting, citing
David as an example. Now what should I tell them?
Cheers,
Paolo
David Fanning wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
>
> I will still be doing a bit of IDL programming, but
> my plan is to re-invent myself as a JAVA programmer,
> eventually. :-)
>
> It will be nearly impossible, I am sure, to get out of
> the habit of reading this newsgroup every 10 minutes or
> so, but gradually, over time I plan to learn to do so
> and to leave the answering to the young hotshots who can
> actually understand the questions that are being asked
> these days.
>
> I'll continue to maintain Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
> for as long as it supports itself. And I might even add an
> article from time to time if I encounter something that
> I know I better write down if I don't want to forget it.
> But this will no longer be the focus of my professional life.
>
> It has been a wonderful 15 years here. It has been my
> joy and privilege to participate with and learn from so
> many knowledgeable people. (I won't name names, because it
> would just never end, but I hope all of you know who you
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe. Your capacity to share your knowledge
> and good humor is unsurpassed. In 15 years, I'll bet I
> can count the number of flames in this newsgroup on one
> hand. And most of those were written by me in one of my
> cranky moods when the dog wasn't easily available to kick.
>
> Thank you for all the wonderful times. You were my joy and
> passion for a long, long time. I will never forget you or
> how much I always looked forward to waking up and checking
> this newsgroup as the first official act of every morning.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say Coyote is paying 10 to 1 on any bet that
> says this new job will last longer than two weeks. :-(
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62249 is a reply to message #62247] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 13:08 |
Trae
Messages: 23
Registered: May 2007
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AHHHH!!! NOOOOO!!!
I feel my productivity levels dropping already.
How can this be? I bought your book. Do I need to buy more copies?
I'll teach an undergraduate course and make it required reading. "Mr.
Winter, What does this IDL book have to do with astronomy 101?"
"Everything, my dear. Everything."
I'm going to have to figure things out for myself now.
<In my best Blair Witch Project voice.> I am so scared...
Thanks so much for all of the help over the years. I've learned a
ton. Please don't take down the website until I can download it and
replace your name with mine. :)
Best of luck,
-Trae
Ooh! Maybe I'll learn Java now!
On Aug 29, 12:30 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
>
> I will still be doing a bit of IDL programming, but
> my plan is to re-invent myself as a JAVA programmer,
> eventually. :-)
>
> It will be nearly impossible, I am sure, to get out of
> the habit of reading this newsgroup every 10 minutes or
> so, but gradually, over time I plan to learn to do so
> and to leave the answering to the young hotshots who can
> actually understand the questions that are being asked
> these days.
>
> I'll continue to maintain Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
> for as long as it supports itself. And I might even add an
> article from time to time if I encounter something that
> I know I better write down if I don't want to forget it.
> But this will no longer be the focus of my professional life.
>
> It has been a wonderful 15 years here. It has been my
> joy and privilege to participate with and learn from so
> many knowledgeable people. (I won't name names, because it
> would just never end, but I hope all of you know who you
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe. Your capacity to share your knowledge
> and good humor is unsurpassed. In 15 years, I'll bet I
> can count the number of flames in this newsgroup on one
> hand. And most of those were written by me in one of my
> cranky moods when the dog wasn't easily available to kick.
>
> Thank you for all the wonderful times. You were my joy and
> passion for a long, long time. I will never forget you or
> how much I always looked forward to waking up and checking
> this newsgroup as the first official act of every morning.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say Coyote is paying 10 to 1 on any bet that
> says this new job will last longer than two weeks. :-(
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62250 is a reply to message #62247] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 13:03 |
Mort Canty
Messages: 134
Registered: March 2003
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David Fanning schrieb:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
>
> I will still be doing a bit of IDL programming, but
> my plan is to re-invent myself as a JAVA programmer,
> eventually. :-)
>
> It will be nearly impossible, I am sure, to get out of
> the habit of reading this newsgroup every 10 minutes or
> so, but gradually, over time I plan to learn to do so
> and to leave the answering to the young hotshots who can
> actually understand the questions that are being asked
> these days.
>
> I'll continue to maintain Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
> for as long as it supports itself. And I might even add an
> article from time to time if I encounter something that
> I know I better write down if I don't want to forget it.
> But this will no longer be the focus of my professional life.
>
> It has been a wonderful 15 years here. It has been my
> joy and privilege to participate with and learn from so
> many knowledgeable people. (I won't name names, because it
> would just never end, but I hope all of you know who you
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe. Your capacity to share your knowledge
> and good humor is unsurpassed. In 15 years, I'll bet I
> can count the number of flames in this newsgroup on one
> hand. And most of those were written by me in one of my
> cranky moods when the dog wasn't easily available to kick.
>
> Thank you for all the wonderful times. You were my joy and
> passion for a long, long time. I will never forget you or
> how much I always looked forward to waking up and checking
> this newsgroup as the first official act of every morning.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say Coyote is paying 10 to 1 on any bet that
> says this new job will last longer than two weeks. :-(
>
That's a shame, David. I hope this great newsgroup can hold together
without the glue.
Good luck!
Mort
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62258 is a reply to message #62257] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 10:45 |
wlandsman
Messages: 743
Registered: June 2000
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On Aug 29, 12:30 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know that today is my last day
> on the job as an IDL consultant. Next week I start a
> full-time job elsewhere.
Wow. This sounds for real and not just one of David's dreams to
become a tennis pro, or a college student, or a permanent world
traveler. The reality is that we never see that 3rd edition.
> are.) I have always believed this was THE best newsgroup
> in the Usenet universe.
The tone of a newsgroup is set by its most frequent posters and David
deserves most of the credit for setting the tone of comp.lang.idl-
pvwave.
David doesn't tell us the reason for the decision but my guess is that
is based mostly on a need for more income, but also in part on the
direction of IDL development, and also partly on a desire to try
something different. In any case, thanks David for the 15 years of
instruction, wit, and decorum. --Wayne
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| Re: My Last Day on the Job [message #62362 is a reply to message #62229] |
Wed, 03 September 2008 16:15 |
raghuram
Messages: 32
Registered: February 2008
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On Aug 30, 5:52 am, xue1527 <xue1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I greatly appreciate your help.
> Good luck!
Thanks a lot for answering and helping out on even some very basic IDL
questions, and IDL starters !
Raghu
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