Posted in blog city on July 16th 2003  

As per this article sent to me by Sathish yesterday, Baboons and Chimps can program in VB!

Thank God! I am a java programmer Looks like these chimps might take some more time to understand java and I hope that keeping upto the pace of J2EE specs is relatively difficult, even for Chimps! In the mean time, I will have to seriously think about changing the profession. Hmmm… may be “Chimp body shopping” or “Chimp Breeding Farms” might be lucarative options in coming days I wonder what will MS say when they hear that chimps’ favorite is VB6.0
“Even Chimps can program in VB!”… and
Sun’s comment …  “*ONLY* Chimps can progam in VB!”
Sun might even come out with another java edition “J2CE - Java 2 Chimp Edition” so that it will easy for Chimps to pick up java! pretty amusing to think…
Seriously, if at all this becomes a reality, it definitely has the potential to change the course of current dynamics in software industry rather drastically! All the software progammers might be out of job soon and be replaced by monkeys!
Yes, human race is indeed progressing…

Comments

#1

‘‘ posted this on Thu 17 Jul 2003, 2:14 am I saw that article. It was very funny and too “complicated” to be true. Some one picking up the “poor” M$ folks. But, if what they say is true(imagine), I may soon need to look for a job. having said that, whats the guarantee that the “invasion of the apes” will not happen in that profession? hmmm looks like we will be a planet of apes soon..murali [smurali76@yahoo.com]

#2

‘‘ posted this on Fri 25 Jul 2003, 4:59 am Excellent article and a brilliant example of contortion of facts. Say it convincingly and you can get away with anything. If you take any of the link on the article, it leads to a site related to the primates, but none of them substantiate what the article states. If you visit the web site of Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary, you will find at this link http://www.iowagreatapes.org/bonobo/language/index.htm# the language used for communicating with the primates is very rudimentary. And their site does not talk about this great research on primates doing computer coding..Pheeww … Atleast my job is still a little secure.. and my paycheck is not a booklet of coupons for bananas!! ;-)) Have fun !! Gokul

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