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  • L Lost User

    When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

    I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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    Firo Atrum Ventus
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    No, that's what makes marketing dept. happy. What makes a programmer happy is a user that knows exactly what he/she needed and able to explain it clearly.

    Oxfords English < Official CCC Players Dictionary Excuse me for my improper grammar and typos. It's because English is my primary language, not my first language. My first languages are C# and Java. VB, ASP, JS, PHP and SQL are my second language. Indonesian came as my third language. My fourth language? I'm still creating it, I'll let you know when it's done! :-D

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    • F Firo Atrum Ventus

      No, that's what makes marketing dept. happy. What makes a programmer happy is a user that knows exactly what he/she needed and able to explain it clearly.

      Oxfords English < Official CCC Players Dictionary Excuse me for my improper grammar and typos. It's because English is my primary language, not my first language. My first languages are C# and Java. VB, ASP, JS, PHP and SQL are my second language. Indonesian came as my third language. My fourth language? I'm still creating it, I'll let you know when it's done! :-D

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      Wayne Gaylard
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      Firo Atrum Ventus wrote:

      user that knows exactly what he/she needed and able to explain it clearly

      Where can I find one of those - needed urgently! :laugh:

      When I was a coder, we worked on algorithms. Today, we memorize APIs for countless libraries — those libraries have the algorithms - Eric Allman

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      • L Lost User

        When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

        I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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        Manfred Rudolf Bihy
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        Why bacon of course! Simples.

        "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."

        Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925

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          Firo Atrum Ventus wrote:

          user that knows exactly what he/she needed and able to explain it clearly

          Where can I find one of those - needed urgently! :laugh:

          When I was a coder, we worked on algorithms. Today, we memorize APIs for countless libraries — those libraries have the algorithms - Eric Allman

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          Rick York
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          They are only a myth. They don't actually exist.

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          • L Lost User

            When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

            I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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            LaxmikantYadav
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            Correct Output :laugh:

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            • R Rick York

              They are only a myth. They don't actually exist.

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              Wayne Gaylard
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              Aint that the truth.

              When I was a coder, we worked on algorithms. Today, we memorize APIs for countless libraries — those libraries have the algorithms - Eric Allman

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              • L Lost User

                When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                Lost User
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                Prozac

                Peter Wasser

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                • L Lost User

                  When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                  I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                  Lost User
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                  Getting paid.

                  ============================== Nothing to say.

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                  • L Lost User

                    When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                    I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                    0bx
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                    Making progress makes me happy. But, you can only make progress if you experience a deep dissatisfaction with your current situation. So the concept of happiness is a paradox.

                    Giraffes are not real.

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                    • M Manfred Rudolf Bihy

                      Why bacon of course! Simples.

                      "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."

                      Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925

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                      Rajesh R Subramanian
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                      Or Tofu, for us vegetarian programmers. :)

                      "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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                      • L Lost User

                        When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                        I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        people who take pleasure in doing a good job. Me thinks code monkeys may be the same...


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        • M Manfred Rudolf Bihy

                          Why bacon of course! Simples.

                          "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."

                          Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925

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                          StM0n
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                          No... not bacon... LOTS OF BACON :laugh: ≈≈≈ & ≈≈≈ & ≈≈≈ :thumbsup:

                          (yes|no|maybe)*

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                          • L Lost User

                            When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                            I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                            TheCardinal
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                            bugs that turns into a useful features! :D

                            Life - Dreams = Job TheCardinal BenPOS Systems

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                            • F Firo Atrum Ventus

                              No, that's what makes marketing dept. happy. What makes a programmer happy is a user that knows exactly what he/she needed and able to explain it clearly.

                              Oxfords English < Official CCC Players Dictionary Excuse me for my improper grammar and typos. It's because English is my primary language, not my first language. My first languages are C# and Java. VB, ASP, JS, PHP and SQL are my second language. Indonesian came as my third language. My fourth language? I'm still creating it, I'll let you know when it's done! :-D

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                              Lost User
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                              I will keep that in mind next time my personal friend Mr. Scope Creep shows up. He always knows exactly what he wants and can also explain it clearly. It only gets bigger with every visit.

                              And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                              "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                              And I smiled and was happy
                              And it came worse.

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                              • L Lost User

                                When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                                I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                                realJSOP
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                                It has nothing to do with the users. 0) Tools that actually work like they're supposed to. 1) Hardware that can support your needs. 2) An internet connection. 3) Local admin rights on their own box. 4) A reasonably complete set of functional requirements. 5) Being allowed a reasonable amount of creative freedom where the interface is concerned. 6) Being well insulated from sales nazis. 7) Having just ONE person to answer to, instead of having to deal with a plethora of middle managers and other idiots with their own political agendas. 8) Not being on-call to coddle idiot users who couldn't pour piss out if a boot even if the instructions were written on the heel. 9) A UPS that provides enough backup power to allow you to "finish a thought" before powering down their hardware. 10) Being paid what they're worth.

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                • L Lost User

                                  When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                                  I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                                  bosedk
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                                  Those fucking testers doing their job properly.

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    When the users are convinced or are satisfied with the solution that solves their problem.:thumbsup: ;P :-\

                                    I only read newbie introductory dummy books.

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                                    srinivas vadepally
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                                    When the programmer finds a solution for his/her problem, and appreciated.

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                                    • R realJSOP

                                      It has nothing to do with the users. 0) Tools that actually work like they're supposed to. 1) Hardware that can support your needs. 2) An internet connection. 3) Local admin rights on their own box. 4) A reasonably complete set of functional requirements. 5) Being allowed a reasonable amount of creative freedom where the interface is concerned. 6) Being well insulated from sales nazis. 7) Having just ONE person to answer to, instead of having to deal with a plethora of middle managers and other idiots with their own political agendas. 8) Not being on-call to coddle idiot users who couldn't pour piss out if a boot even if the instructions were written on the heel. 9) A UPS that provides enough backup power to allow you to "finish a thought" before powering down their hardware. 10) Being paid what they're worth.

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                      Mel Padden
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                                      Amen to all of that.

                                      Smokie, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. http://melpadden.wordpress.com LinkedIn

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                                        It has nothing to do with the users. 0) Tools that actually work like they're supposed to. 1) Hardware that can support your needs. 2) An internet connection. 3) Local admin rights on their own box. 4) A reasonably complete set of functional requirements. 5) Being allowed a reasonable amount of creative freedom where the interface is concerned. 6) Being well insulated from sales nazis. 7) Having just ONE person to answer to, instead of having to deal with a plethora of middle managers and other idiots with their own political agendas. 8) Not being on-call to coddle idiot users who couldn't pour piss out if a boot even if the instructions were written on the heel. 9) A UPS that provides enough backup power to allow you to "finish a thought" before powering down their hardware. 10) Being paid what they're worth.

                                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                        -----
                                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                        -----
                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                        Snorri Kristjansson
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                                        Well said

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          Getting paid.

                                          ============================== Nothing to say.

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                                          Michael Haines
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                                          We have a winner! "I am rarely happier than when spending entire day programming my computer to perform automatically a task that it would otherwise take me a good ten seconds to do by hand." - Douglas Adams

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