RE: Future Programmers - The future of IBM i

[Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

As a lowly associate's degree holder I'll still with that.  It's served me 
well through the years and I think I have at least a basic grasp of 
programming.


Thanks,
Tommy Holden



From:   Mike Cunningham <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>
To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   06/14/2013 11:10 AM
Subject:        RE: Future Programmers - The future of IBM i
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HEY!!! What's wrong with a tech school? I graduated from a tech school, 
and work at a tech school, and have hired many programmers over by 35 
years from tech schools. I have found programmers from tech schools to be 
better prepared to hit the ground running over BS school graduates or 
master degree graduates who want to deal more with concepts and current 
trends and big picture than coding and keeping the business running 
efficiently. Don't get me wrong. Every organization needs someone thinking 
about the future and staying aware of what the world is doing but I would 
only want one of those for every 10 programmers. 



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [
mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Kimmel
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:34 AM
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Subject: RE: Future Programmers - The future of IBM i

Yeah. Most of the schools on the list are tech schools or junior colleges 
which kind of equates a career with welding or refrigeration repair.

-----Original Message-----
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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 10:22 AM
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Subject: Re: Future Programmers - The future of IBM i

Gotta love it when their course listing for IBM i only includes:
Course offerings: CIS421 Study of Legacy Systems 


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From:   rob@xxxxxxxxx
To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
Date:   06/14/2013 11:18 AM
Subject:        Re: Future Programmers - The future of IBM i
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http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/university/academic/pub/page/pow_ibmi_schools


Rob Berendt