Re: [hangout] Re: pittance

On Tuesday, Apr 13, 2004, at 11:40 US/Eastern, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

>>>>>> "Ruben" == Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> writes:
>
> Ruben> Try New York.  It must be something to do with the location 
> because
> Ruben> almost all the New Yorkers I've met can learn to do this to a 
> degree
> Ruben> proficient enough to be very useful programmers.
>
> Maybe your *friends* in New York.  Would you trust an average New York
> cabbie or hot dog vendor to write some subroutines for you?  I
> certainly wouldn't.  How about the guy driving the garbage truck?  How
> about the waiter that has to look at the cash register to make change?

Yeah,  but the guys driving cabs, collecting garbage, waiting tables 
all used to
be programmers...  I think a better way of looking at it is:  "What 
quality of code
do you think these 'useful programmers' produce?"  Based on the length 
and
intelligence level of this thread I suspect my mom would be a "useful 
programmer".


> I suspect that overall, the number of flashing 12:00s on VCRs in new
> york is not much different from that of Iowa. :) And on that, I rest
> my case.
>
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