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•Re^3: Software engineering: a useless profession?

by merlyn (Sage)
on Nov 05, 2004 at 18:24 UTC ( [id://405574]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Software engineering: a useless profession?
in thread Software engineering: a useless profession?

I sometimes say "I write books about computers, and teach computer classes". But more often, I just say "I'm a professional standup comedian". It's simpler, and about the same craziness, and people can relate to it a bit better.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
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Re^4: Software engineering: a useless profession?
by digiryde (Pilgrim) on Nov 05, 2004 at 23:43 UTC
    I just tell people I am an entrepreneur. Then they think I have no job skills at all (outside of making money off other people's work).

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