Apologies to all those without the level of knowledge implied by a CS degree, but the best case of course is a CS level of knowledge and experience with a customer focus. They are not mutually exclusive.
Best of both worlds. I want an engineer to know what an O(n^2) algorithm is and why it is a problem. I shouldn't have to explain a hash table or a linked list to a software engineer. I shouldn't have to explain what blocking means or critical section or double buffering or deadlock or race condition. That's not to say that everyone with a CS degree will demonstrate the expected level of knowledge, or that someone without a degree could not get up to that level in some other way. But it isn't fair to ignore the value of a serious, knowledgeable engineer, simply because there are prima donnas and wheel polishers around. -- John. _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
