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Sorry, what is it you're saying?

So, I hope I'm using this term correctly, but it seems like you're building a straw man here. I certainly never made the claim that everyone has the same experience and outlook reg…

I would agree, that's not racism. However, I would say that a blanket statement about all members of a race such as this, 'black people have no alternative to understanding how the…

This is an incredibly racist way to look at the issue.

If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense.

I think you could describe Groundhog Day as the sum of a few of those plots listed.

>The .NET dev sitting across from me doesn't even use legit source control. Well, there you have it, this guy knows a .NET dev who doesn't use legit version control, so the whole .…

If we define the metrics by which we judge quality, then possibly yes, possibly no.

Shrug. Its totally possible the old wealth is gone, its totally possible its not. I should state, I don't think any less of this persons and their accomplishments. Just a bit of a …

Sure, but money and the connections derived from it certainly helps you get to that point.

Sure, but so what? 'One of her ancestors was a founder of the Fleischmann's Yeast company', and her great-great-grandfather was 'dean of University of Cincinnati College of Medicin…

Did you consider you're putting the horse before the cart? I mean to say....did you consider she has these connections because she comes from money? Sometimes they come hand in han…

What precisely in the Wikipedia article you linked to made you suspect that her parents aren't rich? I saw, 'One of her ancestors was a founder of the Fleischmann's Yeast company',…

That's a bit presumption of you, perhaps all they wanted to be was someone who does 'webdev scut work'.

Fair enough, but I don't see how any of this has to do with the topic at hand, which was boot camps are for suckers. I wouldn't consider the junior developers who are working out w…

Really? I feel like lots of people know how to get a programming job with a CS degree, and you in fact hit the nail on the head in your response, learn the technologies that employ…

Out of curiosity, why do you ask if they are web developers?

For sure. Why you're getting my response, and others like it, is because well, this is a tech circle and we're talking about tech jobs, so in this context, it's certainly nowhere c…

Children of rich parents come in all shapes, sizes, and colours, friend.

You do realize that Waterloo has a CS program that's highly regarded (internationally), yes?

You must have a very loose definition of help, too, if you consider renting your property for profit as act of help as opposed to a self serving act with the aim being lining ones …