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Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit b.us

#1

Post by webology » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 8:52 PM UTC

#2

Post by y0ghur7_xxx » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 9:13 PM UTC

I don't understand this... he looks happy because he may have accomplished something?

#3

Post by akrito » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 9:15 PM UTC

y0ghur7_xxx wrote: post #2

I don't understand this... he looks happy because he may have accomplished something?

If only. He's like this all the time. And he tied scarves around his monitor stand. And he brought in a fog machine.

#4

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 9:18 PM UTC

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#5

Post by adamfast » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 9:34 PM UTC

#daniellindsleyrocksdahouse

#6

Post by peakpg » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 9:34 PM UTC

Plus Rock Star programmers always smashing their guitars (aka computers) as part of the performances, which seems to be where image #2 is heading?

#7

Post by sebleier » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 9:38 PM UTC

adamfast wrote: post #5

#daniellindsleyrocksdahouse

assertEqual(daniellindsleyrocksdahouse(), True)

#8

Post by Locke1689 » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 9:44 PM UTC

Are you kidding? If Townshend wrote a kick-ass program I'd totally hire him. Think of the publicity!

#9

Post by apotheon » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 10:36 PM UTC

upvoted for not being about Erlang

#10

Post by silentbicycle » Fri, Aug 21, 2009, 12:12 AM UTC

Sometimes you think you're hiring a Jimi Hendrix, but you wind up with a Shane MacGowan...