A software engineer met his end and found himself at the Pearly Gates. The
Gatekeeper greeted him and tallied the score. "Your record is pretty good, Mr.
Programmer. Your sins and your good deeds just about balance out. Tell you what
- you may have your own choice of either Heaven or Hell."

The engineer, weary of design tradeoffs and wary of uninformed decisions, asked
for more details.

"Sure," replied the Gatekeeper. "Here's the elevator. You can ride up and see
Heaven and down to see Hell. Take your time and make your choice. But choose
wisely. There is no turning back!"

So the engineer rode the elevator up and took a look at Heaven. He saw the
angels playing on their harps and the beautific look on the faces of the
faithful, blissfully flitting back and forth among the clouds. "Well, that
looks about like what I expected," he said to himself. "Let's go take a look at
the alternative."

So he rode down the elevator to the floor labelled "HELL" and looked around
there. To his delight he found sandy beaches, beautiful women, snow-capped
mountains in the background, and wild orgies going on all over.

Returning to the Gates, he had no problem informing the Gatekeeper of his
decision. "Heaven looks fine, but pretty boring to me. Hell is what I have
always dreamed of! LET ME IN." The Gatekeeper handed him an entry pass and the
engineer went back down the elevator to take his place in Hell.

But to his surprise, the sun had gone out, the snow had melted and the orgies
were over. There was fire and brimstone, snakepits swarming with vipers, fiends
torturing sinners, and devils tormenting babies. "Wait!" he cried as two
monsters hauled him off to the chambers of eternal agony. "What happened to the
beach parties, fun and sunshine I saw before?"

"Oh," replied the Devil, "that was just the demo."