That is BS I doubt that you would hire a legacy COBOL programmer that went to techskills and got a cert in VB.net. Most jobs I see want you to have tons of experience in the language / platform you are Appling for.
I have been in IT for almost 15 years and *every* job I have had was a business facing job. Being able to sit down with an accountant, salesman or an AA for that matter and understand their needs and requirements and turn that into code is the basic function of most IT jobs. Most programmers don't work for software firms. Most of us work for companies that have bought a canned package. We spend our time tweaking it and value adding reports and interfaces for the end user. Understanding the business you are supporting is just as valuable as knowing how to code.
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That is BS I doubt that you would hire a legacy COBOL programmer that went to techskills and got a cert in VB.net. Most jobs I see want you to have tons of experience in the language / platform you are Appling for.
I have been in IT for almost 15 years and *every* job I have had was a business facing job. Being able to sit down with an accountant, salesman or an AA for that matter and understand their needs and requirements and turn that into code is the basic function of most IT jobs. Most programmers don't work for software firms. Most of us work for companies that have bought a canned package. We spend our time tweaking it and value adding reports and interfaces for the end user. Understanding the business you are supporting is just as valuable as knowing how to code.
I can't see how it can be a serious news source.
anytime anything major happens most news sites and the internet in general almost stops working.