The Mad Scientist’s Lair Construction Kit: A Software Developer's Guide to World Domination

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? If it's, "Software developers would make perfect mad scientists," then the answer is "Yes" and "We may both suffer from megalomania, but my delusion is greater than yours."

Most software developers I know are mild-mannered citizens who give others absolutely no reason to suspect they're manipulating the stock market to pay their SPECTRE membership fees. Developers also tend to be reasonably affluent, and as a U.S. News & World Report article tells it, software development is one of the better-paying jobs in the tech industry.

What with the ability to go unnoticed, a few extra dollars in your pocket, and your background in technology, obviously you have what it takes to be the next Bond villain.

Sadly, there's no one-stop shop for the on-the-go megalomaniac, so the future Doctor Doom has to do some advanced research. But since SmartBear excels at providing information that software developers need to better do their jobs, it stands to reason that it can give you all the information you need to rule the world.

Every evil genius needs an evil lair, and privacy is as much a part of your operation as a suit with your name stitched into the pinstripes. But software developers with aspirations such as yourself are at a disadvantage when it comes to owning a private island for one important reason: You need power. That is, you need a steady supply of electricity to fuel your nightmare machine.

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