I Believe!

Have you seen this article? True believers: The biggest cults in tech. IT and technology folks are very partial to thier toys. We latch onto computers, programming languages, operating systems, and are adamant about thier superiority. Reading this article brought back many memories of my various IT objects of worship.

I owned both a Commodore VIC-20 and C-64, worked in a computer store selling C-64s, C-128s, and Amigas. I lusted after the PET and the Amiga. And I made my first consulting fee writing software for the C-64. Even then I was starting my path in the cult of Pascal. First there was VAX-11 Pascal, then Kyan Pascal, MS QuickPascal, Turbo Pascal, and finally I entered the temple of Delphi. I’ve owned 5 different Palm handhelds. And, I just bought a new Ruby IDE (Ruby Mine) to go with that addiction. I also belong to the Linux, Mac, and Android cults.

Outside of IT, I’ve owned pretty much nothing but Canon cameras since my FTb-QL in 1977.

I think it is similar to the car guy who will own nothing but a Chevy or Ford. We all want to be right, and we hang out with those who agree.

So, what cults do you belong to?