I've used that explanation with adults and still gotten blank looks. Nowadays I just say I'm a software engineer--simpler for all concerned.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/16/05 11:33 AM >>> Not that this will work for 8 year olds, but, when explaining what a systems programmer does, I have always said that we maintain the software that allow programmers to do their jobs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
