THE WRONG LANGUAGE
Added on: 8th Jan 2015
I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO A CLIENT WHY I
COULDN’T HELP HIM WITH A PROJECT THAT
WAS WRITTEN IN A PROGRAM CODE
THAT I DIDN’T KNOW.
“LET’S SAY YOU’RE ASKING ME TO WRITE
SOMETHING IN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE.
NOW, I’M FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH,
BUT YOUR PROJECT IS IN CHINESE.
SINCE I DON’T UNDERSTAND CHINESE,
I’M NOT YOUR BEST OPTION.
YOU NEED SOMEONE WHO IS FLUENT IN
THIS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE. SEE?”
HE SAID HE DID AND THANKED ME.
THE NEXT MORNING,
I GOT A CALL FROM ANOTHER DEVELOPER
ASKING, “WHY IS SO-AND-SO ASKING US
IF WE’RE FLUENT IN CHINESE?”
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