Lumpenprogrammers

This humorous article on the three types of computer programmers exposes a rather nasty denizen of most corporate IT shops: the slug. That he calls them "lumpenprogrammers" matters not.

Of the other two, the hippie and nerd programmer ... well, these guys do all the real work. I'm more hippie than nerd (not just because I know women), but I like to stick around to see the thing actually finished and working.

But with respect to the slugs--where would we be without them? Someone has to man the overnight support desk. Someone has to be release-night drone, code-mover ordinaire. These are the folks who wouldn't work in technology if there weren't these jobs available to them.

But can you tell I don't have much respect for them?