Re:Why I call myself a Javascript Programmer
by netcan on Monday October 25, 2010 @07:53PM
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Jeez.. so philosophical.
People say (description)(profession) to quickly describe what they do to other people. They pick the best description.
Long haul truck driver doesn't mean incapable of driving short distances, it means that most days she gets up, gets into a truck and drives a long way. If you're some place that makes outsiders cringe you might get all philosophical about whether the "long haul" or the "truck driver" part of your job description is the heart of the matter, but... no one wants to listen to that:
Internet marketers go on about whether internet or marketing are really the heart of what they do. So do leggo artists.
People say (description)(profession) to quickly describe what they do to other people. They pick the best description.
Long haul truck driver doesn't mean incapable of driving short distances, it means that most days she gets up, gets into a truck and drives a long way. If you're some place that makes outsiders cringe you might get all philosophical about whether the "long haul" or the "truck driver" part of your job description is the heart of the matter, but... no one wants to listen to that:
Internet marketers go on about whether internet or marketing are really the heart of what they do. So do leggo artists.