I have it too, she thinks. Your right Scott J Ford Scott,
I have it too, she thinks. Your right Scott J Ford ________________________________ From: Scott Rowe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 10:49:23 AM Subject: Re: An upbeat story I resemble that remark. Being one of the afflicted, I can tell you that there are several attributes of ADD/ADHD that can be a real advantage in this profession. However, there are several different flavors of ADD/ADHD, so it is not universal by any means. On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > I think everyone's observations are very true on the subject of what makes > good > sysprog etc. I wanted to pass on something else interesting. > People with ADD and ADHD hyperfocus ..sort like locking in on a problem > until > solved and cant see anything else. The ability to hyperfocus makes a person > with > a > wonderful ability to solve problems. GF works with all sorts of the > learning > disabled. The other kicker is that most of the ADD/ADHD are extremely > intelligent.. > > Scott J Ford > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill Fairchild <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 9:10:51 AM > Subject: Re: An upbeat story > > A long time ago a friend of mine told me that the mental abilities to do > computer programming, music, and foreign languages are probably linked > genetically. Since then I have noticed a lot of anecdotal evidence to > support > this theory, including myself. But I have also found a lot of people who > are > strong in only one of those three possibly interrelated skills. > > Bill Fairchild > Rocket Software > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of > Scott Ford > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: An upbeat story > > Thats interesting did a lot of Sysprog/Network Engineer consul Todd, > > Thats interesting did a lot of Sysprog/Network Engineer consulting and > found a > lot of the 'crew' I worked with were either musical or very creative. > Interesting, I am into photography, etc before I was into 'systems'...makes > you > think > > Scott J Ford > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "Burrell, C. Todd (CDC/OCOO/ITSO) (CTR)" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 5:18:07 PM > Subject: Re: An upbeat story > > The main thing I have found that makes a good sysprog is the ability and > drive > to not let a problem or issue beat you - that "I will find the damn answer" > > drive that makes you always try and solve a problem. And you need to have > excellent problem solving skills. > > > > I've found that good operators can make good sysprogs and programmers if > they > want to make that move. However, one of the best DBA's I ever worked > with had > a Music degree in college. He liked music, but he had excellent drive and > problem solving skills. And IT paid a lot better than being a music > teacher. > > > > C. Todd Burrell > PMP, MCSE 2003:Security > MCITP:Enterprise Administrator > Security+, Network+ > ITIL V3 Foundations > CSC Lead z/OS Systems Programmer > ITSO > (404) 723-2017 (Cell) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of > Scott Ford > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: An upbeat story > > I came up through the ranks: Operations -> Systems Programming -> > Network Engineering -> Development.... > Been a joy almost the entire route, had bumps buts thats life. > > IMHO its very subjective to ask if Non-IT ppl make better programmers or > not. I > feel/think there are a lot of variables to consider. > Aptitude is a big one ..ability to learn ...self-starter... > > Scott J Ford > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Rick Fochtman <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 3:22:09 PM > Subject: Re: An upbeat story > > >-------------------------------------<snip>-------------------------------------- >- > > > > > > The "non-IT" thing is interesting. > > > > At my company we have many application developers that started > >elsewhere at the company. Me, for one. I personally had previous IT > >skills, and some schooling in programming, but most of the others I > >believe did not. > > > > Do non-IT people make better COBOL programmers? Why might that be? > > > > ---------------------------------<unsnip>-------------------------------------- > I started college in a "General Engineering" program. I think that was > useful as > I had exposure to different types of problems from Mechanical, Civil > (What's a > "CIVIL" Engineer? A polite one?), Electrical, Chemical and Mining > situations. It > helped me learn to take a broader look at problems and implement solutions > that > crossed the so-called boundaries between the various engineering > disciplines. So > I would guess that non-IT people might have a better grasp of the types of > problems that others areas of the company might encounter. > > Rick > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to > [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the > archives at > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to > [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the > archives at > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to > [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the > archives at > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to > [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the > archives at > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. 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