Subj : Evolution of a Programer
To   : All
From : Melkor
Date : Tue Jun 07 2005 09:51 pm

The Evolution of a Programmer


High School/Jr.High

     10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
      20 END


First year in College

      program Hello(input, output)
        begin
          writeln('Hello World')
        end.

Senior year in College

      (defun hello
        (print
          (cons 'Hello (list 'World))))

New professional

     #include <stdio.h>
      void main(void)
      {
        char *message[] = {"Hello ", "World"};
        int i;

        for(i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
          printf("%s", message[i]);
        printf("\n");
      }


Seasoned professional

     #include <iostream.h>
      #include <string.h>
      class string
      {
      private:
        int size;
        char *ptr;
      public:
         string() : size(0), ptr(new char('\0')) {}
        string(const string &s) : size(s.size)
        {
          ptr = new char[size + 1];
           strcpy(ptr, s.ptr);
        }
        ~string()
        {
          delete [] ptr;
        }
        friend ostream &operator <<(ostream &, const string &);
         string &operator=(const char *);
       };
      ostream &operator<<(ostream &stream, const string &s)
         {
          return(stream << s.ptr);
      }
      string &string::operator=(const char *chrs)
      {
        if (this != &chrs)
        {
          delete [] ptr;
         size = strlen(chrs);
          ptr = new char[size + 1];
          strcpy(ptr, chrs);
        }
        return(*this);
      }
      int main()
      {
        string str;
        str = "Hello World";
        cout << str << endl;
        return(0);
      }


System Administrator


        main()
        {
          char *tmp;
          int i=0;
          /* on y va bourin */
          tmp=(char *)malloc(1024*sizeof(char));
          while (tmp[i]="Hello Wolrd"[i++]);
          /* Ooopps y'a une infusion ! */
          i=(int)tmp[8];
          tmp[8]=tmp[9];
          tmp[9]=(char)i;
          printf("%s\n",tmp);
        }

Apprentice Hacker

         $msg="Hello, world.\n";
         if ($#ARGV >= 0) {
           while(defined($arg=shift(@ARGV))) {
             $outfilename = $arg;
             open(FILE, ">" . $outfilename) || die "Can't write $arg:
$!\n";
             print (FILE $msg);
             close(FILE) || die "Can't close $arg: $!\n";
           }
         } else {
           print ($msg);
         }
         1;

Experienced Hacker

         main(){exit(printf(S) == strlen(S) ? 0 : 1);}


Seasoned Hacker

         % cc -o a.out ~/src/misc/hw/hw.c
         % a.out

Guru Hacker

         % cat
         Hello, world.
         ^D

New Manager

         10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
         20 END

Middle Manager

         mail -s "Hello, world." bob@b12
         Bob, could you please write me a program that prints "Hello,
         world."?
         I need it by tomorrow.
         ^D


Senior Manager

         % zmail jim
         I need a "Hello, world." program by this afternoon.

Chief Executive

         % letter
         letter: Command not found.
         % mail
         To: ^X ^F ^C
         % help mail
         help: Command not found.
         % damn!
         !: Event unrecognized
         % logout

And now what is a real programmer ???


Real Programmers don't write specs -- users should consider themselves
lucky to get any programs at all and take what they get.

Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it
should be hard to understand.

Real Programmers don't write application programs; they write right
down on the bare metal. Application programming is for feebs who can't
do systems programming.

Real Programmers don't eat quiche. If fact, real programmers don't
know how to SPELL quiche. They eat Twinkies, and szechuan food.

Real Programmers don't write in COBOL. COBOL is for wimpy applications
programmers.

Real Programmers's programs never work right the first time. But if
you throw them on the machine they can be patched into working in
"only a few" 30 hour debugging sessions.

Real Programmers don't write in FORTRAN. FORTRAN is for pipe stress
freaks and crystallography weenies.

Real Programmers never work 9 to 5. If any programmers are around at 9
AM, it's because they were up all night.

Real Programmers don't write in BASIC. Actually, no programmers write
in BASIC after the age of 12.

Real Programmers don't write in PL/I. PL/I id for programmers who
can't decide whether to write in COBOL or FORTRAN.

Real Programmers don't play tennis, or any other sport that requires
you to change clothes. Moutain climbing is OK, and real programmers
wear their climbing boots to work in case a mountain should suddenly
spring up in the middle of the machine room.

Real Programmers don't document. Documentation is for simps who can't
read the listing or the object deck.

Real Programmers don't write in PASCAL, or ADA, or any of those pinko
computer science languages. Strong typing is for people with weak
memories.

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