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  1. Path: dimensional.com!not-for-mail
  2. From: musashi@dimensional.com (Harry Langford)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.computer.consultants,comp.edu,comp.lang.basic.misc,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.misc,comp.lang.pascal.borland,comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc,comp.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.programming
  4. Subject: Re: Info on being a Systems Programmer/Analyst?
  5. Followup-To: alt.computer.consultants,comp.edu,comp.lang.basic.misc,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.misc,comp.lang.pascal.borland,comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc,comp.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.programming
  6. Date: 26 Mar 1996 21:29:53 GMT
  7. Organization: Dimensional Communications
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  12.  
  13. tnagy@ibm.net wrote:
  14. : >
  15. : >I'd say that knowing at least two completely different assembly languages
  16. : >well enough to be able write simple programs in them is essential if you
  17. : >want to earn a living as a programmer, even if you never use assembler
  18. : >again.
  19. : 
  20. : Finally something we agree on 100%...
  21.  
  22.  
  23.           Well, I wasn't going to post anything, but now that I
  24.           see TWO dubious replies...
  25.  
  26.           Please see header - "Systems Programmer/Analyst".
  27.  
  28.           Having HAD two assembler classes, I can say that in my
  29.           current ANALYST position, they are worthless.  Set theory,
  30.           algebra, abstract algorithms and just plain business classes
  31.           like accounting and economics are more important.  By far.
  32.  
  33.           Of course, assembly IS important if you're just a coder.
  34.