SemiOT: Mourning for Classic Computing

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Mon Aug 20 07:54:50 2001

> Granted, if you want to become an engineer, or in the very least a
> "professional", you have to evolve beyond trial and error. But as I said,
> you have to start at the bottom and work your way up. I would never start
> a student off in a rigorous, structured environment. What a perfect way
> to turn them off.

If it had ever been true that there existed a real programming labor
shortage, I'd agree, we'd want to mainstream people into the field,
not scare them away from it.

However, from a strictly economic point of view, I don't beleive I
benefit from the expansion of the programming labor pool. And I was
of this mind when I was a student consultant in college, and yes
indeed, I did everything I could to scare off or alienate anyone
from pursuing programming as a career.

One such individual was a friend of my nephew, and once I caught him
digging my program listings out of the recycle bin, I was convinced
the field would be better off without him.

Today, he doesn't code, he's a consultant...

Reards,
-dq
Received on Mon Aug 20 2001 - 07:54:50 BST