| Drug Dealers | Software Engineers |
|---|---|
| Refer to their clients as "users". | Refer to their clients as "users". |
| The first one's free! | Download a free trial version! |
| Strange jargon: "Stick", "Rock", "Dime bag". | Strange jargon: "SCSI", "RTFM", "Java", "ISDN". |
| Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14 to 25 year-old market. | Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14 to 25 year-old market. |
| Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent mixes. Often seen in the company of pimps and hustlers | Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, faster machines. Often seen in the company of marketing people and venture capitalists. |
| Their product causes unhealthy addictions. | DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke Nukem 3D. 'Nuff said. |
| Do your job well, and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you. | Damn! Damn! DAMN!!! |