Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Comparing software engineer and drug dealer

Source from Threeheadeddragon.

Drug Dealers

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  • Refer to their clients as "users".
  • "The first one's free!"
  • Have important Asian connections.
  • Strange jargon:

    "Stick"

    "Rock"

    "Wrap"

    "E"

    "Stash"

    "Drive-by"

    "Hit (LSD)"

    "Source"

    "The Pigs"
  • Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
  • Clients really like your stuff when it works.When it doesn't work they want to kill you.
  • Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent product.
  • Often seen in the company of pimps, hustlers and low-lifes
  • When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive
  • A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers.
  • Product causes unhealthy addictions.
  • Do your job well and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you.

Software Developers

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  • Refer to their clients as "users".
  • "Download a free trial version..."
  • Have important Asian connections.
  • Strange jargon:

           "SCSI"

           "RTFM"

           "Packet"

            "C"

          "Cache"

         "CTRL ALT DEL"

         "Hit (WWW)"
 
         "Source-code"

         "Microsoft"

  • Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
  • Clients really like your stuff when it works.When it doesn't work they want to kill you.
  • Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent products.
  • Often seen in the company of marketing people, venture capitalists and fund managers.
  • When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive
  • A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers.
  • DOOM, Quake, SimCity, Duke Nukem 3D...
  • Damn! DAMN!!!





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