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Article #36632"Self-taught" programmers
From: Daniel Milliron
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1989 20:09
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1989 20:09
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In article <76000334@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >Virtual memory is not the type of software some self-taught programmer >can knock off in a weekend with a couple of pots of coffee :-) In >fact, most self-taught programmers probably couldn't hack the problem >at all. I don't want to turn this issue into a flame-throwing war, but my common sense was slightly offended by the above-quoted article that implied that only college-educated programmers could handle the complexities of enhancing an existing OS with virtual memory. I am sure that when Mr. Gillies has a little more real-world experience under his belt, he will learn that a college-diploma does not equate with skill, that most education occurs outside the university (is self-taught), and that great computer-related work has been done by people who have no degree but do have what it takes to succeed in this business: curiousity, motivation, aptitude, and a hard-work ethic. Dan Milliron
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!tektronix!tekig5!danm From: danm@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Daniel Milliron) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: "Self-taught" programmers Message-ID: <3709@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM> Date: 23 Jan 89 20:09:08 GMT References: <1542@csuna.UUCP> <76000334@p.cs.uiuc.edu> Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or. Lines: 19