"Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers" joke
Scary, isnt it! :-)
Drug dealersSoftware developers
"Stick," "Rock," "Dime bag," "E""SCSI," "RTFM," "Java," "ISDN"
"Stash""Cache"
"Hit (LSD)""Hit (WWW)"
"Source""Source code"
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-EastAsian connections (to help move the stuff)Have important South-EastAsian connections (to help debug the code)
Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14 to 25 year-old marketRealize that there's tons of cash in the 14 to 25 year-old market
Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent productJob is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent product
Often seen in the company of pimps and hustlersOften seen in the company of marketing people and venture capitalists
When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away but may be expensiveWhen things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away but may be expensive
A lot of successful people getting rich in this industry while still teenagersA lot of successful people getting rich in this industry while still teenagers
Their product causes unhealthy addictionsDOOM. Quake. SimCity, duke Nukem 3D. 'Nuff said
Do your job well, and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on youDamn! Damn! DAMN!!!
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