Of course it is hard to imagine myself without the concept of a loop or an
array but erm I really didn't find them that hard to learn and if we are
talking about the well-being of the industry I think requiring a degree
would be the first step on the way to becoming fossilized. Organizations
that develop bureaucracies are less well able to adapt.
If we are talking about getting hired by the average employer, yes, the CS
classes make it easier as the average HR department has no idea what CF is
or why they need it, unless it is in the specification for the job.
If we are talking about my personal developement, I think the electives
were pretty important. Calculus and Japanese were not required and people
told me I was nuts to take them, but I am very glad I did. Same goes for
the literature and history classes. No, having read Virginia Woolf doesn't
make me a better coder. But a better thinker and a possibly a better
employee, maybe so.
Dana
Jeffry Houser writes:
> It depends on the company. In my experience (which is limited I'll
> admit) smaller companies often look for someone with skills who can
> learn new things on the fly easily. Larger companies look for specific
> experience.
>
> Personally, I wish that college did not waste time with all the "general
> elective" courses. If it is important, get it all out of the way in high
> school.
>
> All other things being equal, I suspect that comp sci classes 10 years
> ago would give you the edge.
>
> At 11:05 AM 10/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Subject: CF Salary Range
> >From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 14:22:58 GMT
> >Thread:
> >http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&threadid=9858&forumid=5#90421
> >
> >Yes, I know.
> >
> >On the dgree, I do agree, however, I think the same thing could be
> >accomplished by a certification. If you only REALLY care about whether Joe
> >can code in CF, why require four years of college with all the attendant
> >nice but irrelevant things like requirements for a distribution of
> >electives?
> >
> >I mean, let's get something straight. I am very much a CF newbie. I have a
> >significant amount of college education. Which would be more important to
> >you if you were hiring for a CF project tomorrow, the CF knowledge or my
> >comp sci classes ten years ago?
>
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