One of the more useful portmanteaus of the modern era is the word “presstitute.” It perfectly captures the essence of 90% of the media hacks out there. In a similar vein, I have slowly come to the conclusion that many programmers are “progstitutes.” A progstitute cares nothing for the beauty of algorithms or elegant code and doesn’t even give a crap about trendy notions like “technical debt.” Progstitutes only care about getting enough coding done to garner an immediate payoff. They will use any tool, no matter how hideous or awful, just as long as they see some “release” of funds. So I would ask, “Does your audience harbor a significant number of progstitutes?” If the answer is yes show them the money because they won’t care about anything else.
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an opportunity to talk about J for a short while to some people with > little or no exposure to it. > > What do people think would be the best bait I could use to hook them into > looking more into it? These would be people with coding experience in > other languages. > > -- > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > Quantitative Consultant > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- John D. Baker [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
