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- You make a great point! Having to constantly upgrade your tools makes maintaining your own collection more expensive.Michael Brown– Michael Brown2011-02-05 00:39:58 +00:00Commented Feb 5, 2011 at 0:39
- 1It does make it more expensive. But it is an investment in your craft, a bit like those craftsmen all used to pay their fees for membership of the craft guilds. You don't get something for nothing. And if you make a profit from those tools that you keep paying for, you should be able to offset that expense against your income. At least its paid for in before-tax $.quickly_now– quickly_now2011-02-05 02:06:17 +00:00Commented Feb 5, 2011 at 2:06
- 1that is all true, but not complete ;) For programmers there are awesome free tools, so sometimes you get that fancy hammer for free.Antonio Bakula– Antonio Bakula2011-02-06 00:30:31 +00:00Commented Feb 6, 2011 at 0:30
- 1Or, if the fancy hammer doesn't exist, as programmers we can try to find other programmers, band together, and develop a new and improved hammer to replace them all. We should call it a... "Screwdriver!" :-)the Tin Man– the Tin Man2011-02-06 02:07:15 +00:00Commented Feb 6, 2011 at 2:07
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