Name: Anonymous 2010-02-20 17:00
Do you programmers and computer techs sometimes get the feeling you're really some sort of black magic sorcerers?
Think about it. You're distrusted by most who employ your services. Most understand absolutely nothing about what you do. They are extremely wary of computers, the one tool that makes your job exist. If something happens by their own fault, they immediately blame it on you. They go so far as to attribute devilish properties to the machine and believe that it actively works against their interests. They'll find any possible excuse to get you burned at the stake even if you've done nothing wrong. And at the same time, they expect you to solve all the world's problems in five minutes with two lines of code.
So really, what's the difference in the end?
Think about it. You're distrusted by most who employ your services. Most understand absolutely nothing about what you do. They are extremely wary of computers, the one tool that makes your job exist. If something happens by their own fault, they immediately blame it on you. They go so far as to attribute devilish properties to the machine and believe that it actively works against their interests. They'll find any possible excuse to get you burned at the stake even if you've done nothing wrong. And at the same time, they expect you to solve all the world's problems in five minutes with two lines of code.
So really, what's the difference in the end?