On Fri, 9 Jun 2023 07:31:36 -0700 (PDT), Tom Kunich
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cycl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On his best day the very idea that Flunky is an engineer is preposterous. If he actually has a diploma, I have a very difficult time believing that he could qualify as a paper shuffler. And how could you get a degree without knowing how to program? This is a knowledge CENTRAL to digital design. As Liebermann discovered to his dismay.
Nice change of topic. Where did you get the idea that becoming
proficient in your chosen career path will somehow have an effect on
mine? For what it's worth, during the late 1960's, I spent 6 years in
three colleges. During that time, I had classes and experience
programming and operating various computer languages and machines.
Both the machines and the languages are long dead. Except for
learning how to operate an IBM 1401, IBM 1620, IBM 1650, GE 415, CDC
3300(?) etc, all the programming classes were mandatory for
graduation.
At some point in my rather erratic career path, I had to specialize
somewhat, which meant I had to ignore parts of my education and
concentrate on what I did well, what made money, and what was
relevant. At the time, the trade journals were full of editorials and
articles proclaiming that computers were the way of the future and
that any engineer who did not "know" computers was doomed to early
obsolescence. So, I bought myself an IBM PC 5150 when it first
appeared (1981) and taught myself to program in various languages at
home in my spare time.
All that sounded quite reasonable except that it didn't match what I
was seeing in the industry, where the schools were producing growing
numbers of programmers, while the number of engineers capable of doing
circuit design were decreasing. It looked like the job markets would
soon be overflowing with programmers and the employment market would
be reduced to outsourced, short term and gig employment (
monster.com).
I decided that it would be better for me to specialize in RF design
than to risk getting stuck in a potentially deteriorating programming
function. So, I became a computer user and not a computer programmer.
I also avoided all attempts to convert me into a programmer by simply
declaring ignorance. It has worked well for me.
Tom, the next you declare that YOUR chosen path is somehow "CENTRAL"
to someone else's career path, I would appreciate it if you would
spend a few nanoseconds considering the possibility that the world
doesn't revolve around you.
--
Jeff Liebermann
je...@cruzio.com
PO Box 272
http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS
831-336-2558