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The story of Mel (1983)
A recent article devoted to the *macho* side of programming made the bald and unvarnished statement:
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Families, when a child is born // Want it to be intelligent. I, through intelligence, // Having wrecked my whole life, Only hope the baby will prove // Ignorant and stupid. Then he will crown a tranquil life // By becoming a Cabinet Minister
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Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal - Letter to the editor, Datamation July 1983
Back in the good old days-- the "Golden Era" of computers-- it was easy to separate the men from the boys (sometimes called "Real Men" and "Quiche Eaters" in the literature). During this period, the Real Men were the ones who understood computer programming, and the Quiche Eaters were the ones who didn't. A real…