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- | As part of Chapter 1, [[The Art of Building Modern Software]] I wanted to demonstrate that the need for programmers is really big and that almost everyone who wants to get a job as a programmer may get it. For this I wanted to reuse a picture of a San Francisco homeless that is famous for wearing sign with "Will Code HTML for Food". | + | As part of Chapter 1, [[The Art of Building Modern Software]] I wanted to demonstrate that the need for programmers is really big and that almost everyone who wants to get a job as a programmer may get it. For this I wanted to reuse a picture of a San Francisco homeless that is famous for wearing a sign with "Will Code HTML for Food" slogan. |
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- | However my publisher told me that the picture is of really low quality and that I need to re-take it. This is indeed a bit hard, especially if you are few | + | However my publisher told me that the picture is of really low quality and that I need to re-take it. This is indeed a bit hard, especially if you are few thousands kilometers away from that guy and as such I decided to ask my friends to help me. We created the same sign, took the worst cloths that we had and asked the best photographer we knew to take our pictures. |
Of course these are not really authentic, but we did our best. I hope that they will illustrate the point. The point that the need for programmers is real and that everyone who wants, can get job in the IT industry. In no way I want to satirize people with tough destiny. I just found the "Will Code HTML for Food" way of getting rid of misery very creative and entertaining. I wish to be as creative when I end up on the streets one day. | Of course these are not really authentic, but we did our best. I hope that they will illustrate the point. The point that the need for programmers is real and that everyone who wants, can get job in the IT industry. In no way I want to satirize people with tough destiny. I just found the "Will Code HTML for Food" way of getting rid of misery very creative and entertaining. I wish to be as creative when I end up on the streets one day. |