It’s said that the best trick the Devil ever performed was convincing mankind that he didn’t exist. In the same vain the best trick the British Medical Association (BMA) performed was convincing the British public that it’s not a union. The BMA appears to style itself as a professional body that’s only concern is for patient welfare. The doctors that I have personally known are more of the opinion that it is a highly efficient union getting the absolute best deal for its members. I have nothing whatsoever against the BMA, in fact I wish we had a bit of that in computing. But instead we have the British Computer Society (BCS).
I’m sure that the good people at BCS believe they are doing their very best to professionalise the computer industry. However the fact remains that I have never met anyone who professes to be a member let alone speaks of the BCS in glowing terms. Never …. Ever.
Play this game with your family and friends. Which one is the odd one out? The BMA, The Law Society, The Royal Institute of Charter Surveyors, The Mafia, The British Computer Society. Answer – the BCS because the rest actually seem to do something for their members.
I’m sure that the good people at BCS believe they are doing their very best to professionalise the computer industry. However the fact remains that I have never met anyone who professes to be a member let alone speaks of the BCS in glowing terms. Never …. Ever.
Play this game with your family and friends. Which one is the odd one out? The BMA, The Law Society, The Royal Institute of Charter Surveyors, The Mafia, The British Computer Society. Answer – the BCS because the rest actually seem to do something for their members.
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