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Top 10 Dead (or Dying) Computer Skills

Posted by Zonk on from the old-learning dept.

Lucas123 writes "Computerworld reporter Mary Brandel spoke with academics and head hunters to compile this list of computer skills that are dying but may not yet have taken their last gasp. The article's message: Obsolescence is a relative — not absolute — term in the world of technology. 'In the early 1990s, it was all the rage to become a Certified NetWare Engineer, especially with Novell Inc. enjoying 90% market share for PC-based servers. "It seems like it happened overnight. Everyone had Novell, and within a two-year period, they'd all switched to NT," says David Hayes, president of HireMinds LLC in Cambridge, Mass.'"

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  1. Top ten dead or dying skills? How about... by dgun · · Score: 0, Troll
    1. Writing stupid lists for computer world magazine.
    2. Publishing stupid lists for computer world magazine on spammy websites with tons of crap and pop-ups.

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