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From: jack@cca.UUCP (Jack Orenstein)
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Subject: Re: Title Inflation
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Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 09:51:29 EST
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Recent quotes:

> >There's this woman who I know [and I know others,] that MUST be ashamed of
> >what they do-- they can not bear the title programmer.
> >"Software Engineer", PLEASE!!!

> 	I thought the perception in the computer world for "programmer"
> is someone who works in Data Processing, writing general ledger applications
> in COBOL and generally for less money.
> 	"Software Engineers" might also hack applications, but perhaps on
> a lower level, with more input on the design and with more room for job growth.


Let's keep things in perspective, folks.  Our business cards say things
like "software engineer", "systems analyst", "computer scientist",
"cybernetician", etc.  But when it comes right down to it, most of us
are computer programmers. This is not something to be ashamed of.  Ken
Thompson, co-designer of UNIX and winner of the ACM Turing Award says
(in his Turing Award lecture, CACM 27, 8 (Aug. 1984))

   "I am a programmer. On my 1040 form, that is what I put down as my
   occupation".


Send me the most pompous title (for a programmer) you've heard of -
top entries will be posted to the net.


Jack Orenstein


This is not a disclaimer.