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---------------------------- --------------------------- Drug dealers vs. Software developers ---------------------------- --------------------------- Refer to their clients Refer to their clients as "users". as "users". "The first one's free!" "Download a free trial version..." Have important South-East Have important South-East Asian connections Asian connections (to help move the stuff). (to help debug the code). Strange jargon: Strange jargon: "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" Realize that there's Realize that there's tons of cash in the tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old 14- to 25-year-old market. market. Your clients really like your Your clients really like your stuff when it works. When it stuff when it works. When it work they want to kill doesn't doesn't work they want to kill you. you. Job is assisted by the Job is assisted by the industry producing industry producing newer, more potent product. newer, more potent products. Often seen in the company Often seen in the company of of pimps, hustlers marketing people, venture and lowlives capitalists and fund managers. When things go wrong, a When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call "fix" is just a phone call away but may be expensive away but may be expensive A lot of successful people A lot of successful people getting rich in this industry getting rich in this industry while still teen-agers while still teenagers Their product causes DOOM. Quake. SimCity. unhealthy addictions. Duke Nukem 3D. 'Nuff said. Do your job well, and Damn! Damn! DAMN!!! you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you. |