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Is The Software Industry Dead?
A reader writes:" Ok. So I'm about to graduate and then I come across this story:
Do Software Firms Have Bright Future?
None other than Larry Ellison of Oracle thinks that the best is behind us and that software is a dead industry. What does the rest of slashdot think? Will that shiney new degree be worthless? " I think it's safe to say that it's not dead - but that the times it once had aren't going to return; e.g. tulip blubs sell well, but not like they used to.
just put everything in the kernel of the OS.
who needs separate software?
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tulip blubs sell well, but not like they used to
Yeah, spelling checkers are popular too.
-=Maggie Leber=-
It's pining for the fjords
If I seem short sighted, it is because I stand on the shoulders of midgets
No, your not going to have recruiters tracking you down like telemarketers.
Hey, what was the last M$ or IBM software product, not being a clone?
Microsoft BOB.
Software Wars
The software industry is composed of more than just word processors and games.
There are bussiness apps, defense apps, simulations, etc. Think of AirForce combat simulators for instance. They keep many people in the "software industry" employed.
So, maybe we're as far as we can get with word processors and games, but so what ? Who wants to work on a word processor forever ?
Mark my words, having a dual degree can hurt you at least in the short term. I have a dual degree in microbiology and computer science. Most of my initial interview consisted of "why does he want this job when he has that second degree and can use that". It may be different for you because what the hell can you do with a philosophy degree anyway :)
e.g. tulip blubs sell well, but not like they used to.
Ah, gotta love Slashdot and all its spelling fulbs.
Accountability on the heads of the powerful.
Power in the hands of the accountable.
"The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots."
-- Military school Commandant's graduation address, "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"
The centralization of net assets that has occurred and the drop in jobs is not fairly characterized by using the peak of the bubble as the level of expectation of the typical "disgruntled" information technologist from the US.
Far, far from it.
Seastead this.
M. AL-Sahaf informs YOU!!!
Is that so Mr. Quayle?
word.
Jeez, if you can't get a job with a name like Nick Powers...