I agree with your position about learning on the job and catching up to the Tech school graduates. This eventually bridges the gap and makes the projects run smoother and with better understanding amongst all the peers. Having said that, I am in that position right now and it doesn't always translate into a better workplace atmosphere.
I graduated in CS from lib. arts college and with an additional diploma from and animation school it has a very nice and broad appeal. The transitions amongst the courses and subjects not related to just CS will give you character and confidence to approach a variety of solutions to seemingly common problems.
Here's the issue I see with not having a proper school or degree: The poster might cut himself off from even getting his foot through the door without that CS degree or that known school. I see it all the time while job hunting. This will certainly diminish his ability to get crucial experience , which can leverage a better position or more pay.
My approach was to get the Lib. arts college done and see what I could do with it. I saw the offers and learned to appreciate getting those junior jobs. They're not all bad. After a year and a half of working in the field, I am going back to to a more reputable uni ( University of Toronto ) to bulk up my knowledge within the field. I might not learn anything revolutionary from this better known school, but it does expose me to the stricter, theory based reasoning.
In the end, it truly is what you make of it. My advice is to not restrict yourself to just CS courses at either school. Take the time to look through the curriculum and if you can, get some opinions from the seniors. It will help you out.
I've been using my Eee pc for a few months without a hitch. The standard OS is good, plus installing something like Ubuntu is a breeze. I've had random people asking me to show them how to use it, where they can buy it and so on. Nobody , and I mean nobody has asked me : Can I install windows on it ?
In my point of view, this article shows how desperate Microsoft is in the light of newly educated consumers making a valid choice to go with a free and friendly OS over their bloat-OS.
Not to take anything away from XP, as it has its place in the desktop arena and runs just fine for me as a gaming rig.
I had sympatico until 2002 . Since then I have been a subscriber to Teksavvy dsl. Bell continuously calls me and tries to entice me with their offers, but I would rather face Chuck Norris in death match than go back to Bell.
Thats Teksavvy . Give them a call and you'll see yourself. If they are available in your area you won't be disappointed.
Speaking of Bell, they just started to threaten this DSL provider with traffic shaping and peak time bandwidth restrictions , but these small companies are fighting a good fight. Bell would never match their offerings like: 5Mbps/ 200 Gb cap and $0.25/ Gb overage for 29.99 and unlimited for 39.99 . What Bell is doing is horsesh*t. Our CRTC and Ottawa chiefs need to step in and handle this once and for all.
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I agree with your position about learning on the job and catching up to the Tech school graduates. This eventually bridges the gap and makes the projects run smoother and with better understanding amongst all the peers. Having said that, I am in that position right now and it doesn't always translate into a better workplace atmosphere.
I graduated in CS from lib. arts college and with an additional diploma from and animation school it has a very nice and broad appeal. The transitions amongst the courses and subjects not related to just CS will give you character and confidence to approach a variety of solutions to seemingly common problems.
Here's the issue I see with not having a proper school or degree: The poster might cut himself off from even getting his foot through the door without that CS degree or that known school. I see it all the time while job hunting. This will certainly diminish his ability to get crucial experience , which can leverage a better position or more pay.
My approach was to get the Lib. arts college done and see what I could do with it. I saw the offers and learned to appreciate getting those junior jobs. They're not all bad. After a year and a half of working in the field, I am going back to to a more reputable uni ( University of Toronto ) to bulk up my knowledge within the field. I might not learn anything revolutionary from this better known school, but it does expose me to the stricter, theory based reasoning.
In the end, it truly is what you make of it. My advice is to not restrict yourself to just CS courses at either school. Take the time to look through the curriculum and if you can, get some opinions from the seniors. It will help you out.
I've been using my Eee pc for a few months without a hitch. The standard OS is good, plus installing something like Ubuntu is a breeze. I've had random people asking me to show them how to use it, where they can buy it and so on. Nobody , and I mean nobody has asked me : Can I install windows on it ?
In my point of view, this article shows how desperate Microsoft is in the light of newly educated consumers making a valid choice to go with a free and friendly OS over their bloat-OS.
Not to take anything away from XP, as it has its place in the desktop arena and runs just fine for me as a gaming rig.
I had sympatico until 2002 . Since then I have been a subscriber to Teksavvy dsl. Bell continuously calls me and tries to entice me with their offers, but I would rather face Chuck Norris in death match than go back to Bell. Thats Teksavvy . Give them a call and you'll see yourself. If they are available in your area you won't be disappointed. Speaking of Bell, they just started to threaten this DSL provider with traffic shaping and peak time bandwidth restrictions , but these small companies are fighting a good fight. Bell would never match their offerings like: 5Mbps/ 200 Gb cap and $0.25/ Gb overage for 29.99 and unlimited for 39.99 . What Bell is doing is horsesh*t. Our CRTC and Ottawa chiefs need to step in and handle this once and for all.