From: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beave!furuta
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.jobs
Title: Computer Science Careers--do they still exist?
Article-I.D.: uw-beave.113
Posted: Tue Sep 21 01:08:52 1982
Received: Wed Sep 22 03:47:03 1982

The local paper (Seattle Times) carries a Sunday syndicated "Careers" column.
This week, Joyce Lain Kennedy informed us that "the job market for computer
programmers no longer flames."  In part, she says, this seems due to "new
high productivity systems now coming into use [that] will cut down on the
need for programmers, perhaps by as much as 50 percent [this point was
attributed to D. Ashley, a senior systems analyst in Pasadena, California]".

My reading of the rest of this article is that what she's trying to tell
us is that the market for entry level programmers and programmer trainees
is not too good.  But it was my impression that this type of job has always
been hard to find.

I'd be interested in hearing the impressions of people around the country
as to how accurate these statements are.  Is the computer programming business
bust?  What are the outlook for someone getting a bachelor's degree in
computer science?  How about a M.A.?  How about a Ph.D.?

				--Rick
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