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- From: mdw@db.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh)
- Subject: Re: Licencing of computer professionals
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.233913.28754@tc.cornell.edu>
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- Organization: The Linux Inquisition, Propaganda Division
- References: <Bz89rD.LH8@ddsw1.mcs.com> <1992Dec14.080824.24983@tc.cornell.edu> <bhayden.724494481@teal>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:39:13 GMT
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- In article <bhayden.724494481@teal> bhayden@teal.csn.org (Bruce Hayden) writes:
- >mdw@db.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh) writes:
- >>In article <Bz89rD.LH8@ddsw1.mcs.com> karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
- >>>In article <1992Dec11.054110.8618@tc.cornell.edu> mdw@db.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh) writes:
- >
- >It may be true that almost all classes require some hands on. However,
- >that does not mean that you actually get any experience.
-
- This is true. My motto is, "The only way to learn how to program is to
- program." I know people who read books on a given programming language
- and claim to know the language.
-
- >Well, as mentioned above, a degree (even a MS degree) doesn't ensure
- >anything of the sort.
-
- Hands-on is the best way to go. Unfortunately, most employers require
- some kind of degree-- the smart ones look more closely at actual
- experience (be it personal or professional).
-
- mdw
-
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- Matt Welsh mdw@tc.cornell.edu Cornell Theory Center
- "It's a Katana, ya Midwestern Computer Geek." --Tom Payne
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