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I for one, thought that it was quite positive thing

How, really?

Also, he unintentionally perhaps shed light on programming

By killing himself?

Like Bill Zeller, I retreated into programming

Did you kill yourself?

It's difficult to read what you have to say as anything but self-absorbed wankery but perhaps I've got it totally wrong.



I see your point - initially when I read the same, I thought that making reference to programming insight as a conclusion was a bit trite and insensitive.

I don't think the OP was trying to be insensitive - but it's not possible to take anything good from this act alone. The only possible positive thing that can result is increased personal understanding of the challenges that our own friends and acquaintances might be going through.




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