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Re:If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any... by lisperforlife on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @03:59AM (#2919866)
+1 for the 5th point. I had to read a few contracts and I was utterly convinced that I wasn't paying my lawyer enough as he had to read this horrible stuff every day.
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Re:If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any... by coliveira on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @11:19AM (#2921028)
This is a very weak argument. I am pretty sure your lawyer says the same thing about the code you write.

Everything is boring when you don't understand its meaning. A good lawyer can easily figure out what is important in a legal document, and make smart decisions based on it.

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Re:If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any... by gjm11 on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @11:35AM (#2921096)
What would your lawyer say if he read a few programs and contemplated the fact that you have to read that stuff every day?

I don't think legal language is as unpleasant to lawyers as it is to people without legal training and experience.

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