TCS - Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers - A Comparison Study

Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers
A Comparison Study

From the June 1999 issue of the I/O Port Newsletter

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



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