Guys
this thread is getting worn, but I think folks have a genuine concern for the
future as they know it. When I was a kid my dad tried to interest me in training
to be an A grade mechanic, at the time those guys were earning more than bank
managers. Thats because the commodity (cars) were scarce, problematic, and
valuable. But it only took a decade and bank managers regained the throne,
because cars got common, cheap, reliable, and easy to fix.
Now we are seeing computing go the same way, my 650mhz 12 gig laptop cost me
less now than the equivalent home micro that I first bought. So whether we like
it or not, our work as A grade mechanics is not guaranteed forever. Soon the
best dentistry application will be written by a dentist.
But, as engineers we are always well placed because we can charge for
experience, knowledge, and guidance. So no need to worry about getting fed, but
worry about keeping current.
Leo
Nic Wise wrote:
> OK, so if my skills are valued, but what I generate is free, how do I live?
> Corporate sponsorship? (not in NZ!)
>
> N
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> From: "Neven MacEwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix and the meaning of free
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> > JED
> >
> > > I guess I better look for a new career then. I love to program but like
> > > Nic, I also like to eat.
> >
> > I said software will be free - your services will be always valued
> > It is that the trad method of write - control - sell will become invalid
> not
> > the
> > services of a programmer
> >
> > TTFN
> > Neven
> >
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