=> => Ed Leafe wrote: => > The attitude of most computer "professionals" is more => akin to that of => > lawyers: milk the client for whatever you can simply => because you can. => > => => Sad, but true. And that's what taints our professional and => gives us the => black eye. => => -- => => Michael J. Babcock, MCP =>
I know Ed does not like lawyers but I do not know why. It really is a shame how 95% of the profession makes things bad for the other 5%. Personally, I think "lawyer" is a pejorative term and I insist that my wife refer to herself as an "attorney at law." Every operating system I have ever worked with has had undocumented hooks for the benefit of favored software to accomplish something not easily done otherwise. I have even written some. They are generally of great benefit. Perhaps M$ has overdone this or perhaps some developer is looking for a non-self-incriminating answer for his lack of success. The bottom line is that in the grand scheme of things, it's pretty insignificant. IMHO, the real problem with computer "professionals" is that they are NOT. Unlike other professionals, computer pros do not share a common educational background, participate in any kind of regulated/documented journeyman program, and are not tested or licensed by a government body charged with protecting the public safety (usually the state education department). In New York City, for example, PLUMBERS have a more rigorous career path than programmers or database admins or network admins. Hell, even I qualify as a computer professional .... ME !!!!!!!! And to the best of my knowledge, every effort to get computer pros on the same track as doctors, lawyers, accountants, plumbers, electricians, etc., has been met with extreme resistance (except by the U.S. Department of Labor in an effort to avoid having to pay us overtime). This type of government oversight has been sought-out by the other professions as a means of elevating and legitimizing themselves. Computer professionals, on the other hand, have spent countless hours developing high-level-languages and user-friendly-software that is designed to commoditize computer professionalism instead of elevate it. Yes, even the soccer mom who knows how to use QuickBooks is a computer professional. YMMV. B+ HALinNY _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
