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1. ionwak+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-04-30 09:05:04
Sorry if this is unrelated.

I still remember as a 25yr old programmer in England, attending a job in what was basically a porta-cabin in the countryside around Birmingham. Inside all the walls were covered in 1980s "Hang in there" motivational posters, only they were originals and it was unironic ( it was like a time capsule ). After shocking the boss by agreeing to a cup of water offered by the secretary which caused a massive problem as they had no glasses, the over weight boss sat me down and asked me:

"What percentage of windows is written in C++?" The position was for web development...

I guessed correctly ( it was about 40% ).

I then apparently failed the interview as he suddenly asked me if my girlfriend wanted to interview for the position ( there was no indication she was even in the field of CS ).

The moral of the story is apparently the code ratio of Microsoft products is a big deal to random middle managers in the black country. ( Thats what the region is called because the soot from coal mining would blacken the landscape - yes its what Mordor was based on by Tolkien).

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2. mosdl+v1[view] [source] 2025-04-30 09:21:50
>>ionwak+(OP)
Sounds like a great sitcom idea
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