> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Frank W. Zammetti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Montag, 12. September 2005 20:36 > An: Struts Users Mailing List > Cc: Struts Users Mailing List > Betreff: Re: Who decides? > > On Mon, September 12, 2005 2:26 pm, Rick Reumann said: > > An employeer shouldn't care so much what you know 'now' but what you > have the potential to learn down the road. > > Hammer, meet head of nail :) > > *This* is how you interview an employer. And yes, I typed > that correctly. > > You have essentially two choices in this world... one is to > be a consultant, where you will have to keep up with all the > latest, be able to perform immediately, and your employer > will only care what you know right now, right this minute. > This works for many people. > > The other choice is to find an employer who understands that > IT is constantly evolving and it is ultimately in their best > interest to find talented individuals with a track record of > being able to learn and evolve with the industry. These jobs > are harder to come by and usually require more in the way of > experience and proven ability over time. >
Ok, I'm lucky... I have both, being technically a consulter with all benefits, but having a primary customer who is just the perfect employer. However I have to disagree with the other Steve's point : >Let me give everyone a major hint. What most "programmers" are doing today is NOT even close to Innovative. The guys that did the >real work, started in this IT business back in the 1960' and 1970's, when his business WAS "Rocket Science" When I look back at things were done in 60s,70s it's like "they needed so long, for what?" Back in those years the guys wouldn't be even able to dream what things we are doing now! Application Distribution? Middleware? Component-oriented programming? Software maintanence? Maybe in 20 years our successors will look back and smirk about our efforts, but we surely don't need to hide ourselfs in front of the old garde from dark ages. Besides, if you talk about basics, talk about Ada Byron, Babbage or Alan Turing! Those were men (and women)! :-) Regards Leon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
