Subj : Re: What things should successful programmers-to-be learn right now?
To   : comp.programming
From : rem642b
Date : Wed Jul 27 2005 02:14 am

> From: gswork@mailcity.com
> > What are the most important things successful programmers-to-be should
> > learn right now, to have a shot at a great career ?
> not to over-focus on specific metholodies, languages and technologies
> but instead to have a reasonably comprehensive grasp of data structures
> and algorithms and the ability to design code to both meet a
> requirement and be readable and maintainable.

There's no market for such skills. Nobody is hiring anyone with such
skills. The last time I saw any employment opening for such was circa
1985. I think I got the last such job, which lasted until the 1991
recession.

My advice nowadays is that there aren't any jobs in computer
programming so you're a fool to study toward that career.
Learn a skill for which there are actually jobs available,
such as dentist or nurse.
Even hamburger flipping pays more than computer programming nowadays.

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