RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)

[Olive, Christopher M Mr USACHPPM]

oddly enough, my degree is a split major in writing and computer science. ;)

Chris Olive
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-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart McGowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:18 PM
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Subject: RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)


        I don't know about in the states but out of ten developers, nine
have degrees in technical subjects and well the boss has an english degree
:)

        Stew


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Ashworth [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 15 May 2000 18:30
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
> 
> OK .. I'll give you that, but then again, how hard would it really be to
> pick up on those concepts on your own?  I don't doubt the value of that
> degree in certain situations; It *can* give you an edge.  In many cases,
> especially when dealing with jobs involving new technology, just having
> the
> degree is more important than what it's in .. if the degree is even
> important at all.
> 
> A college education does tend to make one a more well rounded individual
> and
> I suppose that's desirable to some people.  Unfortunately, the way I see
> it
> is that the college degree won't play a big role for me until I get more
> experience under my belt and move on up into much more competitive
> markets.
> In today's computer age, you can go a good long ways without one, but they
> really help if you want to get to the top :)  So .. I say if you have the
> chance to go, take it.  It can't hurt and will help, even if indirectly.
> Besides, I just want to say I is edumacated .. That's why I'm going back
> for
> a masters in biology. :)
> 
> Heh .. wonder how I can work that into ColdFusion development?
> 
> hmmm .. <cf_mitosis>?
> Or maybe start a new company, hire Linus Torlvolds and call it
> Transmetaphase?
> 
> OK .. I'm just being silly now.
> 
> Seriously, has anyone had any experience with ColdFusion jobs where the
> employers were concerned with the level of post secondary education?  I'm
> really curious now.
> 
> .Todd
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Olive, Christopher M Mr USACHPPM"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 12:08 PM
> Subject: RE: Slightly OT: Lighten things up a little
> 
> 
> | i'm afraid i'd have to disagree with that.  i may not "use" anything i
> | learned in college in respect that they never taught me ASP, CF, IIS,
> etc.
> | however, the concept of a stack, queue, linked list, structure, array,
> etc.,
> | is universal to languages (ok, well, most languages).  it is in
> | *understanding* the concepts of these things that college shows its
> value.
> | because of this (fairly) solid foundation in programming *theory*, i am
> | better able to leverage my skill sets in languages i know.  more
> | importantly, they help me in learning something new.  when you boil it
> down,
> | all languages are the same (ok, there are sub-types of programming
> languages
> | (procedural, functional, OO)), all you need to know is where to put the
> semi
> | colons.
> 
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