There are pretty good ways to make a good deal more money more predictably than ...

oh_sigh · on Jan 21, 2013

I wasn't saying that any given programmer was the best mind of their generation - just that many of the best minds of these recent generations have been programmers, or involved in technology development in some manner.

And what are some of the "pretty good ways to make a good deal more money more predictably" that you're referencing?

comicjk · on Jan 21, 2013

Uh, finance? Maybe this isn't as obvious to a non-New Yorker, but that seems to me like the easiest way for a smart person to make money.

oh_sigh · on Jan 21, 2013

Except that it isn't at all easy to get into finance, and the profits are not guaranteed in any case, as you seemed to imply.

polshaw · on Jan 21, 2013

>it isn't at all easy to get into finance

so.. you are saying you need to.. be one of the best minds?

analog · on Jan 21, 2013

I was thinking 'finance' too. I'll add 'oil industry' to that list as well.