Re: Dated info: Mentor acquires Project Technology

On 24 May 2005 12:52:04 -0700, "Daniel Parker"
<danielaparker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Robert C. Martin wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 May 2005 18:16:45 -0400, "Daniel Parker"
>> <danielaparker@spam?nothanks.windupbird.com> wrote:
>>
>> >"Shane Mingins" <shanemingins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >news:XJqje.1723$U4.210256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> "Daniel Parker" <danielaparker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >>> Why is it that all these companies making UML tool things have a
>> >>> position called "chief scientist"? Rational also.
>> >>>
>> >> Not just companies making UML tools .... Martin Fowler has that title at
>> >> ThoughtWorks last I looked .... sounds cool though :-) And imagine
>> >> handing out your business cards at a party!
>> >The thing is, if there's a "chief scientist", then there should also be
>> >"assistant scientists", but I rather suspect there aren't any.
>>
>> OK, you've convinced me not to change my title. I'll stick with
>> President.
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>
>If I recall correctly, there's a quote from a second century Roman
>thinker/statesman that goes something like this:
>
>"It is better that people should ask, why doesn't Uncle Bob call
>himself 'chief scientist', than why does he call himself that."

;-)


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