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Subject:Re: Who's a pro? From:david tillyer <DATCC -at- CUNYVM -dot- BITNET> Date:Thu, 6 May 1993 09:07:12 EDT
Responding to Mark Levinson's comments on professionalism and professional
status, I recall ten years or so ago telling software authors (educational
programs) that, while their software was certainly professional, it just
wasn't, well, commercial! What I felt constituted commercial quality I
conveniently cannot recall, but it seemed to lack a certain polish. Some
may say that that was my job as a software developer. To get back to
Mr. Levinson's point, however, I think professionalism is more than just
getting paid for something. David Tillyer, CCNY
