keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) (12/12/84)
[] >1) What do 'hackers' and 'real programmers' look like? Noone knows, they're like Graffitists. >2) What do they eat? Food, ... Diet Pepsi, Corndogs, etc. >3) What kind of things do they do with computers? Hackers patch and tweak, Programmers code and debug. >4) What kind of computers do they use? Anything thats available. (they don't always like them) >5) Where do they live, and what kind of place is it in which they reside? In or near 'The Valley' (pick one) Usually in a rented house, and in a mess of misc. hardware, listings, Mass media, and food wrappings. >6) Where do they come from? (High schools, colleges, etc.) Most are self taught while going to school for some other vocation. >7) What languages do they use? Hackers: whatevers available, including HEX and OCTAL, rarely BINARY. Programmers: C, assemblers, Forth, Lisp, Apl 7a) What languages do they NOT use? Hackers: none Programmers: Basic, Cobol, Fortran, RPG, Algol, Logo >8) In what environment do they function best? Late at night with low light levels. (except for the CRTs) > Also, what kind of computer is for *real* men? Real men don't waste valuable time on Intel 86 family assembly code. >What makes you respond >in such a way? The philosophy: 'Less is More', or if I might quote Albert Einstein: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" Keith Doyle {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd "You'll PAY to know what you REALLY think!"