Drug dealers and software developers - a comparison

Drug Dealers ----------------------------------- Refer to their clients as "users". "The first one's free!" Have important Asian connections. Strange jargon: "Stick" "Rock" "Wrap" "E" "Stash" "Drive-by" "Hit (LSD)" "Source" "The Pigs" Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market. Clients really like your stuff when it works.When it doesn't work they want to kill you. Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent product. Often seen in the company of pimps, hustlers and low-lifes When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers. Product causes unhealthy addictions. Do your job well and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you. Software Developers ----------------------------------- Refer to their clients as "users". "Download a free trial version..." Have important Asian connections. Strange jargon: "SCSI" "RTFM" "Packet" "C" "Cache" "CTRL ALT DEL" "Hit (WWW)" "Source-code" "Microsoft" Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market. Clients really like your stuff when it works.When it doesn't work they want to kill you. Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent products. Often seen in the company of marketing people, venture capitalists and fund managers. When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers. DOOM, Quake, SimCity, Duke Nukem 3D... Damn! DAMN!!!