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 ...ucbvax!lbl-unix!uw-beaver!uw-june!furuta ...decvax!microsoft!uw-beaver!uw-june!furuta or Furuta@Washington from the ARPAnet