Re: [LINK] The Nick Ross story as told by New Matilda independent media outlet

On 21/01/2016 21:20, Andy Farkas wrote: > > > "This is the first in a series of articles from New Matilda about Tech > journo Nick Ross and

Re: [LINK] Young Aussies losing ground in digital economy

On 2016-01-21 09:40 Tom Worthington wrote: > I suggest that Australians not wanting to code mobile apps for startups shows > good common sense. Your chance of earning a living this way is minimal. It is > the 21st century equivalent of sewing t-shirts in a sweat shop. Hear! Hear! I was

Re: [LINK] Young Aussies losing ground in digital economy

On 23/01/2016 11:59 AM, JanW wrote: > Also, IT is a team sport, just like medicine. Not everyone can have deep > enough knowledge to cover all the topics required. IMHO, IT is not the answer, it's not even the question. IT is the mechanism by which processes and information management are

Re: [LINK] Young Aussies losing ground in digital economy

On 2016-01-23 11:59 JanW wrote: > Also, IT is a team sport, just like medicine. Not everyone can have deep > enough knowledge to cover all the topics required. > > I reckon the whole STEAM process needs to be rethought in how it engages > young people. The starting point isn't the ending

Re: [LINK] Young Aussies losing ground in digital economy

At 11:33 AM 23/01/2016, David Lochrin wrote: >I think there's a tradeoff between teaching the fundamentals, which tends to >require a systematic waterfall development methodology, and agile development >which can go seriously off the rails unless the project leaders, at least, >have a solid