Re: not enough real programmers? (was Re: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues, 1985-1986)

[Victoria Welch <vikki@oz.net>]

Ken Winkelmann wrote:

>  [ ... ]
> I bet you've never been left holding the *empty* bag though!
> My lesson was: if they're offering a stake in the company to bring you on
> board,
> RUN!  DON'T WALK to the exit.

Incorporated that :-).  Slow, not stupid ;-).
 
> [ ... ]
> Industrial automation perhaps?  8xx96 assembler?

Industrial automation would be cool :-).  I've done a couple PLC
projects AB and GE Fanuc PLCs - had a ball with them.  I haven't done
8xx96 assembler, but I could undoubtably figure it out.  
 
> [ ... ]
> I've crossed paths with the type.
> The one i met (they MUST be related) actually believed that his
> s**t didn't stink! (pardon).  He said exactly that on a number of occasions.

This might be the same guy :-).
 
> The part that drives me *crazy* is knowing that this know-nothing
> lying-mouthed suit is going to use *MY* name to lend himself credibility!

Agree - guilt by association.  God knows what claims he made about my
skills - wonder how many Nobel Prizes clients thought I had :-). 
Hummmm, no, never mind ;-).
 
> >Thanks for the re-enforcement :-)!  And a chance to vent a little.
> >After being told so often all the problems I've mentioned were my fault
> >it is refreshing to know I am not alone (not pleasant, just refreshing
> >:).
> 
> It's probably better to vent here than ventilate the object of your
> annoyance.

I agree totally.  As I mentioned elsewhere, one can understand how
people can get driven to the point of doing it.  Rather than that, I
walked out.
 
> For me it's refreshing to see there are still quite a few assembly language
> programmers out there!

I've never gotten to use it as much as I would like.  Not a big call for
it in the business world :-( :-(.  Only place I ever used it in a
business environment was when I was doing operations and maintenance
programming on mainframes (wow, I'll be that dates me :-).  Small wonder
I want to get into embedded stuff :-).
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