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them = patents, or non-programmers?

• mcxx 18y ago
  Patents, of course.
  • tlrobinson 18y ago
    Well the real problem is the patent examiners probably aren't programmers, thus won't have a good idea of what should be patentable.
    • kobs 18y ago
      For most CS students/programmers, I'd wager that being a patent examiner isn't very alluring. This is even more evident at career fairs where representatives from the USPTO have to get in your face to grab your attention. You just don't see too many students lining up to talk to them, rather than say, Google or Microsoft.
  • Hexstream 18y ago
    I can't decide if he was joking or not.