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From: shurr@cbnews.att.com (Larry A. Shurr)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Left Handed programmers (was Sinister Hackers 8-))
Keywords: Left Hand
Message-ID: <1990Aug17.163408.27639@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 17 Aug 90 16:34:08 GMT
References: <1990Aug6.233133.4791@actrix.co.nz> <10401@stiatl.UUCP> <1990Aug16.080332.1572@ste.dyn.bae.co.uk>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH (actually an AGS consultant)
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In article <1990Aug16.080332.1572@ste.dyn.bae.co.uk> adam@ste.dyn.bae.co.uk (Adam Curtin) writes:
}}geoff@actrix.co.nz (Geoff McCaughan) writes:
}}norm is around 10%) often groups of hackers have >50% left handers.
}}One group I am associated with has >70%

}In my last job, in a development team of 4, 3 were left handed.
}We always joked about how left-handers were superior ... I wonder what the
}distribution is across the industry? Perhaps it could become part of the
}recruitment process!

I hope not since my "other left hand" :-) is the dominant one.

Larry
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Larry A. Shurr (cbnmva!las@att.ATT.COM or att!cbnmva!las)
The end of the world has been delayed due to a shortage of trumpet players.
(The above reflects my opinions, not those of AGS or AT&T, but you knew that.)