quote:If you think that this is the case, then learn VB. You''ll be just fine then. In fact, learn enough of everything, so that you know how to most effectively get any job done. Is there something dishonorable about this? If VB gets the job done, and gets it done quickly, use it. Seems pretty obvious to me.
Original post by Cibressus
my question is are we programing our own demise?
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Original post by Raduprv
A real language should be hard to learn...
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Original post by DaWanderer
A real programmer shouldn''t be intimidated by C, but should be able to accept that C is not the best language for every problem. If you know C in and out, picking up VB should take days.
capn_midnight | Captain Midnight | deviantArtquote:
Original post by Cold_Steel
Oh, and if you want a programming job that will never be outsourced, go into the defense industry like I did. Those jobs can''t be outsourced.
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Original post by Cold_Steel
Just because a language is easy doesn''t mean a company will hire just anybody to be a programmer with it. Companies want productivity and a trained programmer is going to be more productive than a 5 year old. (Yeah, extreme example, but you get the idea.
Oh, and if you want a programming job that will never be outsourced, go into the defense industry like I did. Those jobs can''t be outsourced.
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Original post by capn_midnight
edit: I will personally organize a group (though not a union) to combat any serious attempt to make an IT union
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Original post by capn_midnight
Take the teacher''s union, for example. the union keeps their pay high
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Original post by capn_midnight
Take the teacher''s union, for example. the union keeps their pay high
Did you really just say that teachers are well paid? Interesting.
Anyhow, programming should not be difficult to learn or difficult to do. As programming becomes an activity requiring less and less skill, it will naturally spawn derivitive fields that do require increasing levels of skill.
capn_midnight | Captain Midnight | deviantArtquote:
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Original post by haroquote:
Original post by capn_midnight
Take the teacher''s union, for example. the union keeps their pay high
Did you really just say that teachers are well paid? Interesting.
Anyhow, programming should not be difficult to learn or difficult to do. As programming becomes an activity requiring less and less skill, it will naturally spawn derivitive fields that do require increasing levels of skill.
for the crap job they do? teachers (especially college professors) have almost complete job security. And any time they are pressured to improve (you know, like actually be able to pass the tests they administer), they threaten to strike and demand a raise.
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