I would agree with that. I was responding more to the first sentence than the rest. People say that we are in a field where things change rapidly. I really don't think that's the case. Syntax (languages) change, as does hardware changes, but the underlying concepts have not. Unfortunately most schools appear to teach to a "language" and most jobs hire for "the language" without taking into account general programming skill.
At 01:17 PM 3/24/2005, you wrote: >Guess it depends, I could see how learning a new language could be >called learning a new skill. > > >On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:07:21 -0500, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hear people say that a lot. I really don't know if I agree. Languages > > come and go, but the concepts behind the languages and good programming do > > not really change. If you learn the Conncept, you can easily learn new > > languages. > > > > At 12:52 PM 3/24/2005, you wrote: > > >Exactly. We're in a field where things change and change rapidly. I > > >fully expect to have to learn new skills every few years just to keep > > >up. That person is slashing his own throat with that attitude. > > > > > >larry > > > > -- > > Jeffry Houser, Web Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer > > AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 > > -- > > My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> > > My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> > > Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2326 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
