Please don't send this sort of stuff here. On 19 Jun 2014 19:12, "Shlomi Fish" <shlo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > in this URL: > > > http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/Emma-Watson-applying-for-a-software-dev-job/ > > you can find a short satire titled “Emma Watson getting interviewed for a > software development position” under the CC-by-sa licence. > > In case you don't know, Watson is > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Watson - a > 1990 born British actress and model, who rose to fame playing Hermione in > the > Harry Potter films, and [quoting from the Wikipedia page] «In October > 2013, she > was voted Sexiest Female Movie Star in a worldwide poll conducted by Empire > magazine.[7] In May 2014, BuzzFeed dubbed her the "most flawless woman of > the > decade".». > > Now the question is: does she has what it takes to work as a Java > Enterprise > Software developer… ;-) > > I also quoted the plaintext version below. Share and enjoy! > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish > > ==================================== > > <s id="EmWatson-interview-main" title="Emma Watson getting interviewed for > a software developer job."> > > [ > This is satire and did not actually take place. > > The year is 2014. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Watson">Emma > Watson</a> - a British actress who rose to fame after playing Hermione > Granger > in the Harry Potter films - just graduated from Brown University with a > degree > in English Literature. She decides to take a break from acting and find a > temporary job as a software developer. Here is an interview conducted with > her. > ] > > <s id="EmWatson-interview-text" title="Transcript"> > > Interviewer: Hello Ms. Watson, your résumé indicates that you are > underqualified for a job here at Foobarbaznix Enterprise Software > Enterprises, > but we decided to give you a chance anyway. So why do you think we should > hire > you? > > EmWatson: Well, to be frank, I'm trying to get a lower-profile job now, to > take a break after graduating from Brown University with a degree in > English > Literature, and I figured out learning how to code properly may prove to be > a useful skill in this day and age. > > Interviewer: English Literature, eh? What makes you think you are better > than > all the Comp. Sci. grads we are hiring. > > EmWatson: Well, reportedly <a href=" > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra">Dijkstra</a> > said that good programming requires good writing and reading skills, and > that > he prefers hiring students of English and other humane subjects over > students > of Computer Science, Mathematics or Electrical Engineering, because they > tend > to write better code. > > Interviewer: So you've heard about Dijkstra, eh? "GOTO Statement Considered > Harmful!", hah, hah! > > EmWatson: Well, that “considered harmful” choice of title was unfortunate > (and selected by Dijkstra’s editor), and he did not mean that GOTO should > never be used. So please do not take take it as gospel. > > Interviewer: OK, back on topic: how much experience do you have in > developing > enterprise software? > > EmWatson: Not a lot, but I wrote some shell/Perl/Ruby/Python/etc. scripts, > know > how to make a good use of my smartphone and home computer, and have done > some > simple HTML, CSS and JavaScript / jQuery / etc. web pages, and I know the > basics of how to use Git and GitHub (but I'm certainly not an expert in > them). > > Interviewer: So you don't have 5 years of experience in developing Java > enterprise software? > > EmWatson: I'm afraid not, sir. > > Interviewer: OK. Here's another thing: why do you wish to become a low-paid > (for some values of low-paid) hired programmer, when it is well-known that > you charge an obscene amount of money for each film you take part in? > > EmWatson: Well, to paraphrase on the old Hollywood adage: “There are no > small jobs - only small workers.”. A good and resourceful person will make > the best out of even the least esteemed job, like the fact that a good > waitress or waitor are friendly, express interest in the customers, take > their job seriously, are well-groomed, and show genuine interest in the > business. > > EmWatson: While I wouldn't object to work at a restaurant or a different > place that sells decent-or-better food, I think that I can learn much more > by > becoming a coder. And like I said - I need a break. > > Interviewer: I see… OK, next question, Ms. Watson: as you may well be aware > of you starred in the 8 Harry Potter films, despite the fact that they were > criticised as being bad. Why did you persist? > > EmWatson: Well, there are several reasons, but the main one is that for an > actor, it is better to play well (or even not so well) in a bad film, than > to not play at all. ”Publish or Perish”, like they say, which is also true > for the Academia, and, as you may well know, for the software world. > > Interviewer: I see. Well we pride ourselves on releasing > industrial-strength > and high-quality enterprise software. > > EmWatson: I see. OK, I think I've heard enough. I'm not going to work for > you > even for a thousand million dollars per month. I got a different offer > from a > nice consulting company as a Python/shell/Perl/etc. coder (you could say > “code > monkey”). While the monthly wage is not spectacular, it seems like a decent > place to work while I'm taking a break from acting and modelling. > > Interviewer: Fair enough, Ms. Watson, it was an interesting interview. > > EmWatson: That's one way to put it. I think I'll go around your offices > now, > asking if anyone wants a signed photograph, to take a photo of me and them > together, or just to chat a little. > > Interviewer: I guess that would be acceptable. Just make it quick. > > </s> > > </s> > > -- > ------------------------------------------ > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > > Chuck Norris helps the gods that help themselves. > > Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > >
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