Ok, if the exams are a farce, please construct an objective test that is fair, objective, and determines whether or not our banks are solvent. Surely as hackers if we object to the test structures we can come up with a better algorithm rather than just claiming the function is broken.
If you guys have never seen the Dilbert cartoon "The Knack", have a look...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmYDgncMhXw
It will lighten your mood after reading this post...
I am in Longmont... not sure if there is any group going, but if there is enough interest... I'd be game for a get together somewhere on Pearl St sometime...
Of course we all understand (or are forced to use) structures now, but back then GOTOs were evil. We did not have the structural classics we have now. We had to build them. (and use them).
Naked GOTOs were indeed evil and led to endless loops and sleepless nights. There was no structure to them.
The headline is quite misleading, suggesting a single "developer/hacker/coder/programmer" can make $700K a month. The reality is that they don't even name the firm that they reference as bringing in that 700k...