well, for what it's worth.....I'm currently working as a programmer for an
internet content company; writing custom database/http integration code on
Macs. Pretty fun, actually........I've worked as a programmer off and on
for about 10 years, but don't have any formal CS experience (BA in Pol.
Phil., partial MA in Urban Planning).
The market, at least around here (Nova Scotia) is pretty good, although
that's likely because I'm the only person I know doing what I do around
here... (!) :) I've spent a lot of time developing skills that are worth
something, and that not everyone else has (eg, dont bother learning Novell,
dbase, etc. There's already 10 billion people who know that shit.....) In
my opinion, a CS degree is in many ways a waste of time if you're looking
for employment skills, they teach many things that you'll never actually
use, and many things you need to know they'll never teach.....and, they
tend to teach Computer Science, when in fact hacking is Art. :)
The freedom given by the skills is nice; basically I work when I need
money, and otherwise I go to school, read, work on personal
projects.......etc.
- bill
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