Re: Fifty years' experience in C programming; 20 in VB...

From: Neil Truby <neil.truby_at_ardenta.com>
Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 09:11:08 +0100
Message-ID: <QGMA8.36909$oK4.78790@NewsReader>

"Larry Linson" <larry.linson_at_ntpcug.org> wrote in message news:8WEA8.4277$Dx3.2845_at_nwrddc02.gnilink.net...

> In fact, quite a few years ago, we cringed whenever a new-hire had a
> Computer Science degree, because the probability was high that he/she
would
> expect to be assigned to write The Compiler That Saved Computing,

... and have bad acne presumably?

> and even though I worked for the largest computer manufacturer of the
day,

Lyons Tea Shops?

No point you whingeing about the universal requirement for CS degrees, Laz, it's actually *your* fault! Received on Sat May 04 2002 - 03:11:08 CDT