The difference between a junior and senior position at a video card company

Here are the descriptions (verbatim) of two job positions open at a major video card manufacturer back in the late 1990’s:

Software Engineer – Drivers

The way in to a “hot” company in a “hot” field. This entry level position requires some programming experience with graphics preferred.

Senior Software Engineer – Applications (Demos)

This senior position requires considerable experience in 3D graphics or multimedia. Design, specification, and implementation of demos for new products will all be part of the mix.

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Raymond Chen

Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a Web site known as The Old New Thing which has grown in popularity far beyond his wildest imagination, a development which still gives him the heebie-jeebies. The Web site spawned a book, coincidentally also titled The Old New Thing (Addison Wesley 2007). He occasionally appears on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account to tell stories which convey no useful information.

The difference between a junior and senior position at a video card company

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