TidBits: Drug Dealers and Software Engineers

From: unknown
Subject: Drug Dealers and Software Engineers - a Comparison (fwd)

 
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  Drug dealers                     Software developers
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 Refer to their clients            Refer to their clients 
 as "users".                       as "users".
      
 "The first one's free!"           "Download a free trial
                                   version..."
      
 Have important South-East         Have important South-East 
 Asian connections                 Asian connections
 (to help move the stuff).         (to help debug the code).
      
 Strange jargon:                   Strange jargon: 
 "Stick," "Rock,"                  "SCSI," "RTFM," 
 "Dime bag," "E".                  "Java," "ISDN".
      
 Realize that there's              Realize that there's 
 tons of cash in the               tons of cash in the 
 14- to 25-year-old                14- to 25-year-old 
 market.                           market.
      
 Job is assisted by the            Job is assisted by 
 industry's producing              industry's producing 
 newer, more potent mixes.         newer, faster machines.
      
 Often seen in the company         Often seen in the company of 
 of pimps and hustlers.            marketing people and venture
                                   capitalists.
      
 Their product causes              DOOM. Quake. SimCity. 
 unhealthy addictions.             Duke Nukem 3D.
                                   'Nuff said.
      
 Do your job well, and             Damn! Damn! DAMN!!! 
 you can sleep with
 sexy movie stars who
 depend on you.


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Fiction L A Fake Internet Presence, since 1994 Home TidBits BLong Source GBuffy Mutt ClearSilver Python PyApache PalmOS Tools Neotonic	From: unknown Subject: Drug Dealers and Software Engineers - a Comparison (fwd) --------------------------- --------------------------- Drug dealers Software developers --------------------------- --------------------------- Refer to their clients Refer to their clients as "users". as "users". "The first one's free!" "Download a free trial version..." Have important South-East Have important South-East Asian connections Asian connections (to help move the stuff). (to help debug the code). Strange jargon: Strange jargon: "Stick," "Rock," "SCSI," "RTFM," "Dime bag," "E". "Java," "ISDN". Realize that there's Realize that there's tons of cash in the tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old 14- to 25-year-old market. market. Job is assisted by the Job is assisted by industry's producing industry's producing newer, more potent mixes. newer, faster machines. Often seen in the company Often seen in the company of of pimps and hustlers. marketing people and venture capitalists. Their product causes DOOM. Quake. SimCity. unhealthy addictions. Duke Nukem 3D. 'Nuff said. Do your job well, and Damn! Damn! DAMN!!! you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you.
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