Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers

Refer to their clients as “users”

“The first one’s free!”

Have important Asian connections.

Strange jargon:
“Stick”
“Rock”
“Wrap”
“E”
“Stash”
“Drive-by”
“Hit (LSD)”
“Source”
“The Pigs”

Realize that there’s tons of cash
in the 14- to 25-year-old market.

Clients really like your stuff when it works.
When it doesn’t work they want to kill you.

Job is assisted by the industry’s
producing newer, more potent product.

Often seen in the company of pimps,
hustlers and low-lifes.

When things go wrong, a “fix” is just
a phone call away, but may be expensive.

A lot of people are getting rich
while still teenagers.

Product causes unhealthy addictions.

Do your job well and you can sleep with
sexy movie stars who depend on you.

Refer to their clients as “users”

“Download a free trial version…”

Have important Asian connections.

Strange jargon:
“SCSI”
“RTFM”
“Packet”
“C”
“Cache”
“CTRL ALT DEL”
“Hit (WWW)”
“Source-code”
“Microsoft”

Realize that there’s tons of cash
in the 14- to 25-year-old market.

Clients really like your stuff when it works.
When it doesn’t work they want to kill you.

Job is assisted by the industry’s
producing newer, more potent product.

Often seen in the company of marketing
people, venture capitalists and fund managers.

When things go wrong, a “fix” is just
a phone call away, but may be expensive.

A lot of people are getting rich
while still teenagers.

DOOM, Quake, SimCity, Duke Nukem 3D…

Damn! DAMN!!!