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Technology & Science

Dec. 23, 2000

To Be a Pixel Monkey, You Must Talk Like One

Not long ago, wealth and prestige were granted to any newcomer to the Silicon Valley who touted a graduate degree and ample experience as a software engineer. Not so anymore. Today's high-tech success depends largely on fluency in the language - not computer programming languages, but the frequently used, industry-specific, Silicon Valley slang.

By Andrea Rosas
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        Not long ago, wealth and prestige were granted to any newcomer to the Silicon Valley who touted a graduate degree and ample experience as a software engineer. Not so anymore. Today's high-tech success depends largely on fluency in the language - not computer programming languages, but the frequently u...

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