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All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy or any information storage andretrieval system, without written permission. For promotional reprints, contact reprintcoordinator Carrie Gebert. SYS-CON Publications, Inc., reserves the right to revise,republish and authorize its readers to use the articles submitted for publication.All brand and product names used on these pages are trade names,service marks or trademarks of their respective companies.SYS-CON Publications, Inc., is not affiliated with the companiesor products covered in PowerBuilder Developer’s Journal.Two Heads Are BetterThan OneAfter careful consideration I’ve come to the conclusion that having two heads is better thanhaving just one. While it may sound like I’m simply stating the obvious, in fact, most peoplehave only one head. 1 However, those who are blessed with two heads enjoy a measurableadvantage over their single-headed rivals. This conclusion was affirmed in a headlinegrabbingpaper by two Princeton economists for the National Bureau of Economic Researchentitled “Are Two Heads Better Than One?” 2Having multiple heads is most beneficial when performing work that requires multitasking,such as speaking on two phones at the same time. Though that may seem like an inconsequentialskill, how would your life change if you never had to put anyone on hold? Or youcould speak to both your children at the same time? Or you could see behind you? Or neverlose at a game of Trivial Pursuit? Telecommuters who watch TV and work at the same timecould actually be productive! 3 I’m sure you can see where I’m going here.That being said, I must concede that having multiple heads is not for everyone. Consider aman who is clumsy, klutzy, or suffers from recurrent dizziness. That man would likely be bonkinghis heads together constantly. Severe and permanent injuries could result. Even worse,having three or more heads could cause severe neck cramping. Obviously, the person wouldbe more susceptible to head games. Sacrifices would also have to be made. Solitaire, forexample, would need to be given up. In many cases, it may be better to just stick with one.Now to my point. You’ve seen Bob Hendry’s head on pages in this magazine for severalyears. No, it’s not pretty, but it is functional. While many of you have considered him a headcase, others see him as head and shoulders above the other writers who are much shorter thanhim. Anyway, I have asked him to join me as editor-inchiefof PBDJ…and surprisingly, he has accepted. Ofcourse, this situation raises the awkward question: “Howcan two people be editors at the same time?!” Well, thePrinceton economists hit the nail on the head when theydetermined that groups of one are more likely to come tounanimous decisions than groups of two or more. We’refacing that problem head-on and have decided to alwaysagree unanimously, whether we agree or not.As coeditors, we will each continue to perform manyvery important tasks; then when we’re done with those, we’ll spend what free time we have leftworking on this magazine. Please join me in welcoming Bob to his new post by flooding himwith dozens of article proposals marked “process immediately!” ;-)References1. The 2000 U.S. census* indicated that the vast majority of Americans have exactly one head.Statistics show that it is an anomaly for persons to have more than one head.*Persons with 0 heads were not counted in the census.2. Chiu Hays, Y. (2001). “Study Affirms: Two Heads Are Better Than One.” Princeton WeeklyBulletin. Vol. 90, No. 16. www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/01/0212/1b.shtml3. Though telecommuters may become more productive with the addition of each head, it’smore likely that they would obtain additional televisions so they could watch more thanone show at a time. ▼john@sys-con.comAUTHOR BIOJohn Olson is principal of Developower, Inc., a consulting company specializing in software solutions usingSybase development tools. A CPD professional and charter member of TeamSybase, he is a coauthor ofSYS-CON’s Secrets of the PowerBuilder Masters books.www.SYS-CON.COM/pbdj/PBDJ volume9 issue43