Herouth Maoz wrote: > > I can use these 6 months to develop my skills in some other area of > programming, and maybe even get some experience by participating in an > open source project of some kind. What I'd like your advice on is - > what directions are popular, have high demand, and can accommodate a > programmer with lots of general experience, but not particular (other > than the web)? First of all, (good) web programmers have a high demand. What they do not have, unfortunately, is a high salary. The amount of not-so-good web programmers around means that it's very hard to differentiate yourself. The clients, usually, do not have the understanding to evaluate the quality of product they get, and the result is that good web programmers and not-so-good web programmers get paid, more or less, the same. > Preferably ones that don't enslave people (no golden cages for the > chance of becoming a millionaire). Not being enslaved is, more or less, only a matter of self control. If you refuse to be enslaved (but still deliver the goods), you will likely get along in all but huge companies and start-ups that are managed by control freaks.
THE hottest skill today is Linux kernel programming (usually, but not always, drivers). If you know your stuff, there is no reason you won't be able to get enough skill within a couple of months to be able to get a job (which means you skill set improves while you're getting paid). This will also leave you with enough safety margin to change direction should you see that this one isn't working out. Whatever you do, be sure to select an area that interests you. You can get a decent paying job if you are skilled enough in just about any Linux related task, so if that particular area is not interesting to you, it is better to find a lower paying job elsewhere than to hate your job. Shachar ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
