14 Dec
2001
14 Dec
'01
11:10 p.m.
From: Christopher Smith <csmith(a)amdocs.com>
(To whit: I worked at one point with a guy who was
convinced that every
operating system in the world was derived in some manner from MS-DOS.
Yes,
that includes the Macintosh operating system too.
"CP/M? What's that?
Unix is based on MS-DOS, right?" The guy was a "programmer.")
(gag, puke)
Well, most of us (except for Tony) have areas that we are not expert in, or
even familiar with. The problem with the fellow you refer to is
1 -- The person who hired him. That person should be disposed of in the
most painful way possible.
2 -- The institution which granted him a degree (if any).
I've also had to work alongside people who managed to scrape their way into
a "programming" job without having "what it takes" to really write
code
*and* solve problems. Don't get me wrong -- I have no degree and don't
think one's required to be a competent analyst/programmer/whatever.
But . . .
Should programmers be licensed? Sure makes me wonder . . .
Glen
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