[CS-FSLUG] WOW!! This guy has it RIGHT!!!
Don Parris
evangelinux at matheteuo.org
Thu May 5 19:50:13 CDT 2005
Excuse the empty reply. Gmail & I had a dispute about whether or not I sent the first e-mail. Apparently, I was correct.
Don
---------- Original Message -------------
Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] WOW!! This guy has it RIGHT!!!
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 20:40:15 -0400
From: Don Parris <gnumathetes at gmail.com>
To: David Aikema <daikema at gmail.com>,
"A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group." <Christiansource at ofb.biz>
On 5/5/05, David Aikema <daikema at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/4/05, Fred A. Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> wrote:
> > in the United States. Is the IT talent sky falling? I don't think so,
> > because I feel the importance of a computer-science degree is
> > overstated.
>
> I think that a lot of people with degrees will end up working at least
> a portion of their lives in a different field than that which their
> major is in. Personally I'd look for more for a degree of some sort
> than a degree in a particular field if hiring.
>
> > If I had used the
> > computer-science degree as a nonnegotiable litmus test in hiring, I
> > would have missed out on some top IT talent with all of these traits in
> > abundance.
>
> Perhaps some of this is because computer science is a relatively young
> discipline. Quite a few people in this stated, may have started their
> careers before much of the current technology was around and then
> became involved in the technology's development. You definitely don't
> need a computer-science degree for every coding task.
>
> > But the
> > lack of a computer-science degree won't doom you to irrelevance, nor
> > does it mean a better-educated candidate from Palo Alto, Calif., or
> > Bangalore, India, will edge you out of the job market. Just ask Bill
> > Gates, who is still a few credits shy of graduation.
>
> Bad example. He did have at least some post-secondary education, and
> also came equipped with a million-dollar trust fund courtesy of his
> grandfather.
>
> I'd spend more time on a reply, but I have to run off to class...
> (which could indicate a slight pro-university bias). Perhaps I'll
> expand on this in an hour or so.
>
> David
>
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