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From: brockman@netcom.com (daniel brockman)
Subject: Re: (JOB) C+@ Programmer wanted - BIG BUCKS ***
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Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 06:22:43 GMT
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In article <3vs3ls$8ql@baygull.rtd.com> collins@RTD.COM (Ronald Collins) writes:
>Terry McLean (terry@iostream.com) wrote:
>[snip job description...]
>
>: After careful review of existing programming languages and methodologies
>
>: Since C++ promotes quick and dirty coding style that is incompatible
>: with our quality standards, C++ programmers need not apply. Thank you
>: for your cooperation.
>
>This guy is a recruiter?  Either this is some kind of sucker deal,
>or the most unprofessional job ad I've seen in years.
>
>If he doesn't want C++ programmers, then why is this thing in
>comp.lang.c and comp.lang.c++ ?
>

It's called satire.  Smokes out the mindless zealots, you see.

db
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