Your comment about being one of their pupils brought back some history. Sorry to digress.

In 1974, I started on the first microprocessor unit in our company. It was based on a Rockwell PPS-4, a 4 bit cash register microprocessor, which we used to make a fine area navigation computer for business jets. And, of course, the Israeli Air Force bought them for their fighters instead of paying $100,000 each as the USAF did.

I was a true pioneer in those days. I was good, and that is no brag. The last time I was especially good in that company.

Sometime later, I transferred to another department, and some of the guys there asked me for an introduction to micro-p's.

Within a few days, those guys were moving on past me. Incredible.

So, being a pupil does not always mean being lesser. Trust me on this.