Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers
** Drug dealers **
** Drug dealers **
Refer to their clients as users
** Software developers **
Refer to their clients as “users”.
** Drug dealers **
“The first one’s free!”
** Software developers **
“Download a free trial version…”
** Drug dealers **
Have important South-East Asian connections
(to help move the stuff).
** Software developers **
Have important South-East Asian connections
(to help debug the code).
Strange jargon: Strange jargon:
**Drug dealers ** Software developers
“Stick” “SCSI”
“Rock” “RTFM”
“Wrap” “Packet”
“E” “C”
“Stash” “Cache”
“Drive by” “CTRL ALT DEL”
“Hit (LSD)” “Hit (WWW)”
“Source” “Source-code”
“The Pigs” “Microsoft”
** Drug dealers **
Realize that there’s tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
** Software developers **
Realize that there’s tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
** Drug dealers **
Your clients really like your stuff when it works. When it doesn’t work they want to kill you.
** Software developers **
Your clients really like your stuff when it works. When it doesn’t work they want to kill you.
** Drug dealers **
Job is assisted by the industry producing newer, more potent product.
** Software developers **
Job is assisted by the industry producing newer, more potent product.
** Drug dealers **
Often seen in the company of pimps, hustlers and lowlifes.
** Software developers **
Often seen in the company of marketing people, venture capitalists and fund managers.
** Drug dealers **
When things go wrong, a “fix” is just a phone callaway but may be expensive
** Software developers **
When things go wrong, a “fix” is just a phone call away, but may be expensive
** Drug dealers **
A lot of successful peoplegetting rich in this while still teenagers.
** Software developers **
A lot of successful people getting rich in this while they are still teenagers.
** Drug dealers **
Their product causes unhealthy addictions. ** Software developers **
Duke Nukem 3D. DOOM. Quake. SimCity.
'Nuff said.
** Drug dealers **
Do your job well, and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you.
** Software developers **
Damn, Damn, Damn!!!1
[This message has been edited by Zaalim (edited March 17, 2002).]