Alrighty. Square wheels that ride smooth (on a particular surface). Round ones will ride smoother and be able to turn if they are large enough. And just for arguments sake, let's say some jackass wants to build a bike path for the "elite who can afford square tires". What happens when debris gets on the path, or the path starts to wear down, or..., or...
It must be nice to waste time and money on impractical b.s. such as this.
This doesn't surprise me. I've always called the "internet bust" a necessary weeding out of the unqualified. Schools like these represented the mentality of the time. "If you can spell JAVA, then you're a coder." Too many unqualified people entered the field due to the enormous amout of money being thrown at "cool" ideas. Of course, the programmers weren't the ones making the decisions it was the managers. And where did the managers come from -- usually friends of friends, or some sort of family relationship.
A lot of these people took the quick route with these schools without the discipline required to remain sharp. It's the ability to learn and adapt to the new technologies that makes the greats great.
Now the issue is that there are qualified people looking for jobs, but there are sooooo many people with the 1-2 years of experience flooding the hiring managers with resumes. Needle in haystack?
Hopefully this "weeding out" will continue as new jobs are created and the pretenders are revealed. The qualified people will hopefully be the one's getting the jobs. Unfortunately this will take time. Until then, good luck!
'Decision Makers' for IT
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As is painfully obvious with the recent bust in IT jobs, the issue lies with the decision makers. The ability to discover the latest buzzwords and impress the check signers does not make one a visionary. IT is a crucial segment of most businesses. The issue is what needs to be accomplished. You could set up a.NET or J2EE environment, use web services, XML, and a host of technology to get the job done, but is that necessary? Yeah, it sounds good to say that the company is on the cutting edge, but when you look at the return on investment, is it really a good move? So, by having buzz-word oriented managers IT projects may become larger than necessary and in turn make the IT department look like they are playing with the latest technology at the expense of the company. Maybe what is needed are more experienced managers who understand the task at hand is to deliver a functional project - under budget and on time. If you aren't going to fully use a technology, then why invest the time? Why put this money into the new technology now when your company isn't going to be using it until 5 years from now. As we have seen, a lot changes in 5 years. Get a solid, simple core and build on that.
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I agree. Thanks for the well written post. I actually enjoyed reading this one.
Alrighty. Square wheels that ride smooth (on a particular surface). Round ones will ride smoother and be able to turn if they are large enough. And just for arguments sake, let's say some jackass wants to build a bike path for the "elite who can afford square tires". What happens when debris gets on the path, or the path starts to wear down, or ..., or...
It must be nice to waste time and money on impractical b.s. such as this.
This doesn't surprise me. I've always called the "internet bust" a necessary weeding out of the unqualified. Schools like these represented the mentality of the time. "If you can spell JAVA, then you're a coder." Too many unqualified people entered the field due to the enormous amout of money being thrown at "cool" ideas. Of course, the programmers weren't the ones making the decisions it was the managers. And where did the managers come from -- usually friends of friends, or some sort of family relationship. A lot of these people took the quick route with these schools without the discipline required to remain sharp. It's the ability to learn and adapt to the new technologies that makes the greats great. Now the issue is that there are qualified people looking for jobs, but there are sooooo many people with the 1-2 years of experience flooding the hiring managers with resumes. Needle in haystack? Hopefully this "weeding out" will continue as new jobs are created and the pretenders are revealed. The qualified people will hopefully be the one's getting the jobs. Unfortunately this will take time. Until then, good luck!
As is painfully obvious with the recent bust in IT jobs, the issue lies with the decision makers. The ability to discover the latest buzzwords and impress the check signers does not make one a visionary. IT is a crucial segment of most businesses. The issue is what needs to be accomplished. You could set up a .NET or J2EE environment, use web services, XML, and a host of technology to get the job done, but is that necessary? Yeah, it sounds good to say that the company is on the cutting edge, but when you look at the return on investment, is it really a good move? So, by having buzz-word oriented managers IT projects may become larger than necessary and in turn make the IT department look like they are playing with the latest technology at the expense of the company. Maybe what is needed are more experienced managers who understand the task at hand is to deliver a functional project - under budget and on time. If you aren't going to fully use a technology, then why invest the time? Why put this money into the new technology now when your company isn't going to be using it until 5 years from now. As we have seen, a lot changes in 5 years. Get a solid, simple core and build on that.