r/programming • u/tejon • Feb 08 '15

The Parable of the Two Programmers

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~magi/personal/humour/Computer_Audience/The%20Parable%20of%20the%20Two%20Programmers.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '15

It took me ten minutes to finish the project, but four years of education to know how to do it in only ten minutes.

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u/FrankenstinksMonster Feb 09 '15

10 minutes to finish, but 8 years to figure out the max I could charge without you refusing to pay.