On 28 November 2011 16:03, Lindy Mayfield <lindy.mayfi...@sas.com> wrote: > Us computer people, we have a lot of power. We can do at least as much or > more damage (even if we are royally incompetent) such as a nurse, a doctor, > an electrician, a plumber or some such professional. > > What are your thoughts about having some sort of certification for working > with computers? Like a doctor or nurse or pilot or even a flight attendant? > I mean, come on, a plumber? > > We seem to be a lot that isn't very well - what is the word? There is no > governing body that checks out our qualifications. It is mainly just between > us and the interview. Ok, sometimes a university degree helps, but still it > isn't the same as being qualified. > > For me this isn't a bad thing, but I am just a boy taking advantage of the > situation. I was just thinking what are you guys' thoughts about this. > Many of you were working with OS/360 the year I was born. 1964. A good > year. :)
Back in 1990 I wrote a short book review for the RISKS Digest. It may still have some relevance. http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/10.43.html#subj3.1 Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
