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Aye, lad, it is a different world. More's the pity, if you ask me.
As a matter of fact, that's how I remember the question being phrased: "Would
you hire a programmer...?" I can certainly imagine that a lot of people would
NOT hire a programmer without a specific Computer Science degree.
You know, you can teach tools and skills, but you can't teach attitude, or so I
believe. If that makes me a throwback or reveals my age and lack of
flexibility, well so be it.
But you know something? I still get offered the occasional
programming/development job, and I haven't worked actively in programming for
20 years! (Maybe I just know how to write a resume. <g>)
Tom
--- jarnopol -at- Interaccess -dot- com wrote:
>
> At 09:31 AM 6/26/02 -0700, Tom Murrell wrote:
> <snip>
> >Not only would I; I WAS one. I had 6 weeks formal training in computer
> >programming. But apparently several employers found my five plus years of
> >experience more than adequate to offer me jobs even though I lacked a
> >degree in a computer-related field.
>
> it's a different world now Tom. I suspect that both you and i are of an
> age where it was rare to have a degree in computers. I know I was a cobol
> programmer before I entered tech writing. It wasn't so much that I was "an
> expert" in Cobol - I wasn't, but I thoroughly understood the business
> process of the company where I was working and was the only person who
> could "translate" between the business users, particularly sales and
> marketing, and the programmers.
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