Of course the difference between architecture or civil engineer and a software engineer is that the laws of physics don't change every couple of years. 90% of what a civil engineer learned 20 years ago is still valid. 90% of what a software engineer learned would be irrelevant (what internet?).
Since a software engineer has to re-learn his craft at a much faster rate then the other examples, the relative value of a degree some years in the past is much less.
This same problem faces universities trying to create a software engineering school that is teaching to an ever moving target.
As a user and not a website designer I have found Washington State's website at http://access.wa.gov to be very useful. They have a several ways of finding what you want with information broken down by your choice of Subject or Agency or Fed./State/Local. The front page seems clean and well organized.
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Of course the difference between architecture or civil engineer and a software engineer is that the laws of physics don't change every couple of years. 90% of what a civil engineer learned 20 years ago is still valid. 90% of what a software engineer learned would be irrelevant (what internet?).
Since a software engineer has to re-learn his craft at a much faster rate then the other examples, the relative value of a degree some years in the past is much less.
This same problem faces universities trying to create a software engineering school that is teaching to an ever moving target.
As a user and not a website designer I have found Washington State's website at http://access.wa.gov to be very useful. They have a several ways of finding what you want with information broken down by your choice of Subject or Agency or Fed./State/Local. The front page seems clean and well organized.