On 2008-09-27 08:54:40 -0400, Vic Smith said:

At that time everybody thought they could buy software off the shelf to
run their business. Maybe they really can now!

The salespeople would like you to believe that, but no business can use
off-the-shelf software without programmer support, even if the
programmers are the users of the software.

Since the 60s, at least, the second, third, fourth generation
programming languages have promised the elimination of programmers. The
reality has been opposite as users demand more and more.

Everyone wants that little bit more that only a programmer can deliver.

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Jere Lull
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