<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/6 Peter Corlett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:abuse@cabal.org.uk">abuse@cabal.org.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On 6 Sep 2009, at 21:08, James Laver wrote:<br>
[...]<br>
<div class="im">> Of the people I know with genuine, real clue, about half of them have<br>
> degrees.<br>
<br>
</div>How do you know whether or not those people do or do not have degrees?<br>
Many people assume I have a degree, for example.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Attending lectures for 3 years does not make you good with<br>
> computers, especially in these days when we have widely available<br>
> internet resources for people to learn from.<br>
<br>
</div>I'm not sure that Wikipedia is a substitute for a well-structured<br>
programme of learning :)<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> On the other hand I'm<br>
> interested as to what percentage of people with clue are more inclined<br>
> to take a degree (coming at it from the other angle).<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>People with Clue are likely to take on any challenge which interests<br>
them, including obtaining a degree. However, a CS degree isn't likely<br>
to be much fun for somebody who is already in the industry, as they'll<br>
have advanced beyond that level already.<br>
<br>
I've been contemplating going to the Open University, partly for the<br>
intellectual stimulation and partly to avoid awkwardness when people<br>
ask me about my degree, but haven't really picked a subject yet. I<br>
might not even go for a science.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'd advise anyone who works in IT to get a degree in something or other, the subject they choose won't make a lot of difference. What it will do is help to get your CV past over-zealous HR departments that have been told that the company only wants graduates. Without a degree your CV will never reach anyone capable of understanding what you can do.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- </div></div>Bernard Peek<br><a href="mailto:bap@shrdlu.com">bap@shrdlu.com</a><br>