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To: RMF who wrote (62065)2/18/2013 5:21:30 PM
From: pcstel  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
I employ a couple of 22 and 23 year old "coders". Both self-taught, and have been writing scripts/code since age 9. High School educated, no college. Both will make over 100k this year. Their friends come in to apply for a job after graduating USCD with a four-year degree. They have no marketable skills to our company.

My coders claim that their field changes so fast, that mainstream educational institutions can not adapt fast enough.

In their field, it is a bit like Common Sense.

You can not teach someone Common Sense.

For software..You were either born with the tenacity and problem solving skills.. Or you weren't. No amount of 50K a year in college classes can teach someone those skill sets to be a exceptional software developer.

PCSTEL
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