This really strikes a chord with me and the guy who wrote this book should join the real world!
I've been "playing" and working with various bits's of I.T. for almost 20 years (I'm 36) and I think I know my stuff. However, most of these supposed teenage techies that are on the net today are actually just prepubescent geeks, who spout techno babble as if they understand it. In reality, most would be at a loss if faced with actually fulfilling a useful I.T. role in a company. Sure, there are always the exceptions to the rule and there always have been (Jeremy San, Richard Bartle, Bill Gates for christ sakes!) but still, I would say that at least 99.99% of teenage computer geeks out there are pretty much clueless.
What I find highly amusing is that they do not even know it until they do try to enter the corporate I.T. world - then the shock sets in:).
I've seen it many times.
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This really strikes a chord with me and the guy who wrote this book should join the real world!
:).
I've seen it many times.
I've been "playing" and working with various bits's of I.T. for almost 20 years (I'm 36) and I think I know my stuff. However, most of these supposed teenage techies that are on the net today are actually just prepubescent geeks, who spout techno babble as if they understand it. In reality, most would be at a loss if faced with actually fulfilling a useful I.T. role in a company. Sure, there are always the exceptions to the rule and there always have been (Jeremy San, Richard Bartle, Bill Gates for christ sakes!) but still, I would say that at least 99.99% of teenage computer geeks out there are pretty much clueless.
What I find highly amusing is that they do not even know it until they do try to enter the corporate I.T. world - then the shock sets in