On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:20 PM, benjamin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are an employer, whom would you hire? > http://greatjustice.info/university-versus-self-taught/ > > Who Needs a Computer Science Degree When There's Wikipedia? > > http://www.geeknews.net/2008/06/21/who-needs-a-computer-science-degree-when-theres-wikipedia > > > benjamin rualthanzauva > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
It depends on the requirements. I would look for solid computer science fundamentals which includes a very good knowledge of data structures, different programming paradigms, the ability to analyse space and time order complexities etc. Self-taught programmers may become very good at some particular technology, but am very sure they would not have the requisite knowledge on computing basics and fundamentals, because it's not something very crucial for being a programmer. But how long is one going to be a programmer? The skills I quoted become very valuable and crucial, once you start moving up the value chain. Back to you original question, the fitment depends on a set of requirements for a particular position. I wouldn't really be deciding based on what and how they have studied but based on what they have done and what they think they can do(obviously they have to prove that during the interview) my very humble 0.02$ -- Thanks, Senthil _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
