Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 Fluke 8/7/84; site fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!microsoft!fluke!moriarty From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc,net.flame Subject: Re: Software Engineers (Dan Messinger's reply) Message-ID: <1473@vax2.fluke.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Oct-84 12:09:20 EDT Article-I.D.: vax2.1473 Posted: Wed Oct 17 12:09:20 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 14:00:26 EDT References: <737@u1100a.UUCP> <1436@vax2.fluke.UUCP> <1195@hao.UUCP> <> <304@digi-g.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Everett, WA Lines: 24 I think Dan's article pretty much summed it up, especially pointing out that there are always groups of people, due to motivation, personal history, etc., who "break the rule" -- no generality is always true (spot the irony, folks!). I would like to emphasize, tho', that NOTHING effects the programmer/software engineer status like EXPERIENCE! I know quite a few people who had very little formal education, and have equivalent (usually greater) knowledge of software subjects than the average graduate of a 4-year CS or CE program. Conversely, there seem to be quite a few people who graduate with a 4-year degree who have little interest in CS (just in the money associated with it), whose lack of motivation has rewarded them with equivalent (or less) background of a 2-year degree. Ok, shields up.... "Hurry! They're freaking out on stale Heineken!!" "I'M A FROG! I'M A FROG!" Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. UUCP: {cornell,decvax,ihnp4,sdcsvax,tektronix,utcsrgv}!uw-beaver \ {allegra,gatech!sb1,hplabs!lbl-csam,decwrl!sun,ssc-vax} -- !fluke!moriarty ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA