On Tuesday, Apr 13, 2004, at 11:40 US/Eastern, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
"Ruben" == Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ruben> Try New York. It must be something to do with the location because
Ruben> almost all the New Yorkers I've met can learn to do this to a degree
Ruben> proficient enough to be very useful programmers.
Maybe your *friends* in New York. Would you trust an average New York cabbie or hot dog vendor to write some subroutines for you? I certainly wouldn't. How about the guy driving the garbage truck? How about the waiter that has to look at the cash register to make change?
Yeah, but the guys driving cabs, collecting garbage, waiting tables all used to
be programmers... I think a better way of looking at it is: "What quality of code
do you think these 'useful programmers' produce?" Based on the length and
intelligence level of this thread I suspect my mom would be a "useful programmer".
I suspect that overall, the number of flashing 12:00s on VCRs in new york is not much different from that of Iowa. :) And on that, I rest my case.
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