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Gates On Future of CS Education
lilrowdy18 writes "In an interesting article from Eweek, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates talks about how the lack of spending in research and development is 'kind of a crime'. He also talks about future problems that are facing the computer industry including outsourcing and the speed of upcoming processors." From the article: "Microsoft taps both native-born talent and foreign talent, but Gates said he is frustrated that more U.S. students are not going into computer science. 'The fastest growing major is physical education,' he said. 'The Chinese are going to wake up and say we missed this opportunity,' he joked."
More like getting fired for not living in Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore or Hyderabad.
Just because it CAN be done, doesn't mean it should!
I only put in 5 hours of overtime a week to run nightly processes.
Ever hear of the "at" command? It is cross platform and will let you spend those late nights at home with the wife (scratch that - this is Slashdot) home Linux server.
Just because it CAN be done, doesn't mean it should!
When even a modest house costs over a million dollars, $160K/yr is a lot less than it looks people.
Back in October 2001 I saw houses in a normal seeming neighborhood in San Carlos (a nice train ride from San Jose) and they were $800K then.
Don't forget the very high state and local income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and fuel taxes either! That's the People's Republic of California.
Even if you got the time and money to kick back and have a beer on your front porch, don't. That's illegal.
After the 2 hr commutes (each way) you'll probably want something stronger than a beer. (note to people wanting to accuse me of supporting DUI - I said AFTER the commutes, not BEFORE)
As for being replaced with someone younger, what about when you can no longer deal with 100 hr weeks when needed? Either due to physical limitations or due to a wife who'll divorce you for not spending time/thinking you are cheating.
Just because it CAN be done, doesn't mean it should!