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  1. Sep 17th, 2007, 03:41 PM #1
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    Re: Becoming a proffessional programmer

    I was hired in my first job when I was able to correctly spot a piece of C code printed on a paper. It was kept between different kinds of papers. Like a newspaper, a technical document for operating a pressure cooker and a sccript for a play.

    You have to get educationally qualified before you can code.
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    Re: Becoming a proffessional programmer

    Quote Originally Posted by abhijit
    I was hired in my first job when I was able to correctly spot a piece of C code printed on a paper. It was kept between different kinds of papers. Like a newspaper, a technical document for operating a pressure cooker and a sccript for a play.

    You have to get educationally qualified before you can code.
    Somebody had a silliest "hiring contest" I guess...
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    Re: Becoming a proffessional programmer

    Quote Originally Posted by RhinoBull
    Somebody had a silliest "hiring contest" I guess...
    I am saying, that was the extent of qualification required to get hired as a programmer. Now days you need to understand a lot of things.
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    Re: Becoming a proffessional programmer

    Quote Originally Posted by abhijit
    I was hired in my first job when I was able to correctly spot a piece of C code printed on a paper. It was kept between different kinds of papers. Like a newspaper, a technical document for operating a pressure cooker and a sccript for a play.

    You have to get educationally qualified before you can code.
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    Re: Becoming a proffessional programmer

    Quote Originally Posted by capsulecorpjx
    What was the C Code?
    I don't recollect. It was printed on a dot matrix printer. That was a dead give away.
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