Is Facial Hair a Requirement?
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knowledge of programming is important, yes. u know at least what a database is, right? u design classes, multithread, make good use of callbacks... u even write tests [and use mocks :)]... but do u have a beard...? all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style and type not being that important... and most developers i know can't be bothered to shave every day [i definitely can't stand the habit]... but then u got the marketing guys/gals.. and they seem to have time to shave every day [or at least prefer a clean face] and all the images they present with developers show them with a clean mug- but that can't be accurate.. or is it? ::light hearted:: how stereotyped is the image of the bearded engineer?
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I'm clean-shaven, but then, I don't claim to be a great programmer. ;P
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I know a coder girl who doesn't have a beard. Does that count?
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Linkify! || Fold With Us! || sighistLOL! u know.. i thought about saying distinguishing between guys and gals... :) but didn't want to exclude any female comments just becos it's got to do with facial hair.. i guess for women... i have no clue what the equivalent stereotype would be?
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Shaving is just a cultural thing. Evolution has given us facial hair, we shouldn't be tampering with it. ;-)
"He's got a lot on his mind, and it's not a load-bearing structure." - John Weak
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Shaving is just a cultural thing. Evolution has given us facial hair, we shouldn't be tampering with it. ;-)
"He's got a lot on his mind, and it's not a load-bearing structure." - John Weak
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LOL! u know.. i thought about saying distinguishing between guys and gals... :) but didn't want to exclude any female comments just becos it's got to do with facial hair.. i guess for women... i have no clue what the equivalent stereotype would be?
:: have the courage to use your own reason
fat, ugly, intercourse prevention googles? Naah, she's neither of that :cool:
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knowledge of programming is important, yes. u know at least what a database is, right? u design classes, multithread, make good use of callbacks... u even write tests [and use mocks :)]... but do u have a beard...? all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style and type not being that important... and most developers i know can't be bothered to shave every day [i definitely can't stand the habit]... but then u got the marketing guys/gals.. and they seem to have time to shave every day [or at least prefer a clean face] and all the images they present with developers show them with a clean mug- but that can't be accurate.. or is it? ::light hearted:: how stereotyped is the image of the bearded engineer?
<>< :: have the courage to use your own reason
homegrown wrote:
and pioneers in software
The greatest programmer of all, Donald Knuth does not have facial hair.:)
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan
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knowledge of programming is important, yes. u know at least what a database is, right? u design classes, multithread, make good use of callbacks... u even write tests [and use mocks :)]... but do u have a beard...? all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style and type not being that important... and most developers i know can't be bothered to shave every day [i definitely can't stand the habit]... but then u got the marketing guys/gals.. and they seem to have time to shave every day [or at least prefer a clean face] and all the images they present with developers show them with a clean mug- but that can't be accurate.. or is it? ::light hearted:: how stereotyped is the image of the bearded engineer?
<>< :: have the courage to use your own reason
homegrown wrote:
all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style
This would imply that I'm a genius? Thanks for the compliment :-D.
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LOL Try knotting it behind your neck if it gets in the way...
"He's got a lot on his mind, and it's not a load-bearing structure." - John Weak
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LOL Try knotting it behind your neck if it gets in the way...
"He's got a lot on his mind, and it's not a load-bearing structure." - John Weak
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I know a coder girl who doesn't have a beard. Does that count?
We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
Linkify! || Fold With Us! || sighistNot even a little moustache?:sigh:
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knowledge of programming is important, yes. u know at least what a database is, right? u design classes, multithread, make good use of callbacks... u even write tests [and use mocks :)]... but do u have a beard...? all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style and type not being that important... and most developers i know can't be bothered to shave every day [i definitely can't stand the habit]... but then u got the marketing guys/gals.. and they seem to have time to shave every day [or at least prefer a clean face] and all the images they present with developers show them with a clean mug- but that can't be accurate.. or is it? ::light hearted:: how stereotyped is the image of the bearded engineer?
<>< :: have the courage to use your own reason
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homegrown wrote:
even when it starts to droop in the soup?
you tuck it into the collar... that is what I have to do with my hair sometimes.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I'm guessing you do have a beard ;P
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knowledge of programming is important, yes. u know at least what a database is, right? u design classes, multithread, make good use of callbacks... u even write tests [and use mocks :)]... but do u have a beard...? all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style and type not being that important... and most developers i know can't be bothered to shave every day [i definitely can't stand the habit]... but then u got the marketing guys/gals.. and they seem to have time to shave every day [or at least prefer a clean face] and all the images they present with developers show them with a clean mug- but that can't be accurate.. or is it? ::light hearted:: how stereotyped is the image of the bearded engineer?
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homegrown wrote:
u know at least what a database is, right?
that is what you run to in databaseball.
homegrown wrote:
u design classes
I even take attendance.
homegrown wrote:
multithread
of course, I sew (cross-stitch and needlepoint too), doesn't everyone?
homegrown wrote:
callbacks
hey Jeremy!!!!
homegrown wrote:
u even write tests
yes, please write Pi Until the decimal numbers begin to repeat.
homegrown wrote:
use mocks
Yes, and socks too.
homegrown wrote:
but do u have a beard...?
Yup, a Van Dyke. Do I pass? :laugh:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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knowledge of programming is important, yes. u know at least what a database is, right? u design classes, multithread, make good use of callbacks... u even write tests [and use mocks :)]... but do u have a beard...? all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style and type not being that important... and most developers i know can't be bothered to shave every day [i definitely can't stand the habit]... but then u got the marketing guys/gals.. and they seem to have time to shave every day [or at least prefer a clean face] and all the images they present with developers show them with a clean mug- but that can't be accurate.. or is it? ::light hearted:: how stereotyped is the image of the bearded engineer?
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I'd say not. Of the teams I've worked on, very, very few (I can only think of a couple) of the guys have ever had beards. Their mugs* of course, are anything but clean. * coffee mugs, that is :doh:
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I know a coder girl who doesn't have a beard. Does that count?
We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
Linkify! || Fold With Us! || sighistIf you knew a girl who had a beard :)
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knowledge of programming is important, yes. u know at least what a database is, right? u design classes, multithread, make good use of callbacks... u even write tests [and use mocks :)]... but do u have a beard...? all the great books and pioneers in software [in fact, most engineers i know from other disciplines] seem to sport some kind of facial hair- style and type not being that important... and most developers i know can't be bothered to shave every day [i definitely can't stand the habit]... but then u got the marketing guys/gals.. and they seem to have time to shave every day [or at least prefer a clean face] and all the images they present with developers show them with a clean mug- but that can't be accurate.. or is it? ::light hearted:: how stereotyped is the image of the bearded engineer?
<>< :: have the courage to use your own reason
Yes, but suspenders are optional, at least until you master Unix development.
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