Re: Fond du lac Wisconsin opportunity

["Timothy A. Grove" <tagrove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I actually got my BS after 7 years in the field.  I'd started on it 
prior to getting a job as a programmer, had to drop out, and wanted 
to finish it just for the satisfaction of doing so.  It hasn't helped 
me at all.

At 04:06 PM 12/19/2007, Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> same here Mike....i'll stick with my lowly A.A.S in C.I.S  requiring a
> B.S. is pure BS IMO...but what do i know...
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> Heck, I only have a two-year A.A.S. degree. After 7 years of RPG
> programming
> experience, does a B.S. really mean any more than the other definition of
> it
> at this point in my career?
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> On Dec 19, 2007 2:34 PM, SJL <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > John -
> >
> > I'd just like to know the answer to one question:
> > Why do so many companies specify a bachelor's degree in CompSci as a job
> > requirement for a
> > programming position?
> >
> > I have not yet met an AS/400 - iSeries - System i (and that's with a
> > little "i", NOT a big
> > one..) that has a degree in computer science.
> >
> > As any good IBM midrange technical professional will attest, a degree in
> > Computer Science
> > is totally irrelevant to programming on this platform - we're not
> creating
> > new hardware,
> > writing compilers, or _any_ kind of bare metal stuff like is taught in
> any
> > Computer
> > Science curriculum.
> >
> > Any person with a CompSci degree would be totally bored with the System
> i
> > - on the other
> > hand, a more reasonable expectation would be having a degree in Computer
> > Information
> > Systems.
> >
> > Inquiring minds would like to know...
> >
> > I have my suspicions about this kind of job listing, but I won't
> > elaborate...yet.
> >
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