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ftlgeuse@dfw.dfw.net (Azazel Diabolus            (aka Fetelgeuse))
wrote:

>Joe Donovan (jdonovn@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: Stuart.Johnston@Chrysalis.org wrote:
>: 
>: >	I am currently a Junior in High School and have been
>: >considering becoming a Systems Programmer/Analyst.  I've read books
>: >about it but I would like to get some first hand information from real
>: >people with experience in this field.  General information, including
>: >job responsibilities, education needed, and salary would be
>: >appreciated.  

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Being in the field since 1972 and now a career development manager in
the field, I concur with stow when he says:

"Programming is problem solving first -  writing the solution in a
language the computer (or compiler) can understand is a distant
second."

But, then, most of life goes more smoothly when one knows how to solve
problems.  The more experience you have solving problems, the better
you get at it.  Math is a good place to start but you can get the
experience just about anywhere you turn.

Chances are very good that as one ages, their goals and desires also
change - and what they want to do as well. Get as much education as
possible and learn to apply it. At some point, being able to
communicate, organize, inspire, motivate and work with others will
become as important or more so than any technical skill.

 By the time a Junior reaches the work world, the flexibility that
constant learning provides will be invaluable.

Mike Kaplan
mkaplan@csra.net