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Re:Have Static Languages Won? by alexwebb2 on Thursday November 26, 2015 @10:37AM (#10633362)
First time I've ever heard a 9-5 job called a "9-17" job. Decided to Google it to see how common it was, and all the results are for the Bible verse Job 9:17 -

> He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.

Seems appropriate for some "9-17" jobs.

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Re:Have Static Languages Won? by silversupreme on Thursday November 26, 2015 @12:06PM (#10633755)
17 is 5pm expressed in 24-hour time. :)

I like your interpretation as well, though.

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Re:Have Static Languages Won? by dllthomas on Thursday November 26, 2015 @05:33PM (#10635039)
Far more appropriate than Job 9:5:

> He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.

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Re:Have Static Languages Won? by cartoonfoxes on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:58PM (#10634683)
That quote is amazingly apt. Working in software can definitely be a "9:17 job".
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