It's funny how true the old adage is that "those who can do and those who can't teach".
I got my degree because of its check box quality. While I did learn at my time in school most of my knowledge has been obtained on the job. The best teacher is experience. At some point I will probably pursue a MBA but again it's for the doors it will open. Some of the best programmers, EDI or otherwise, I know don't have a degree. And it's a loss for the companies that don't want to hire them. But companies know best, just look at the state of the economy. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Art Douglas Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:51 PM To: 'Leah Halpin'; 'Michael Mattias/LS'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Fw: EDI Coordinator - HOT! Thanks Leah. Long, long ago, there was such a thing as the draft. They got my number (64) and called me up while I was in my Jr year at university. I thumbed my nose at them, showing my independent spirit by dodging the draft. That's right, I marched right down to the induction center and signed up for four years in the USAF instead. The same day, the voters of America agreed to give Richard Nixon four more years in the White House. I completed my commitment. He didn't. That's where I paid my dues. My first programming assignment was to parse a coded, delimited message string received electronically and transform it into a batch-loadable format to create reservations for VIP's to ride on AF business jets they used to keep old pilots' skills current. Sounds like EDI? I had to do it with COBOL 68, which has no string functions. Great thing to give a kid with virtually no programming experience, and no BS degree, eh? Well, I did it, and it worked great. But getting that BS stamp on one's forehead undoubtedly gets one past the gatekeepers more easily, I'll grant. That's why I consider the possibility of finishing. But remembering the professors I have had back in the day and from time-to-time since then, I have difficulty getting my head around the idea of spending several of the few hours I have remaining in my life listening to those guys, just to become bona fide. Art Douglas Lead <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ediproartdouglas> Consultant Blackwater Network (877) 464-8915 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
