Re: Fifty years' experience in C programming; 20 in VB...

I've tried to convince people that my biblical languages degree (with experience in Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin, etc.) and my fluency in Romanian are fantastic assets for a programming position, but for some reason they don't believe me.

So count me among those who finally gave up and decided to start working on a CS degree.

The good part of it, though, is that I also managed to obtain a staff position at the college where I'm studying, meaning that classes are now FREE after a $50 fee. :)

So things could be worse. If I have to get the degree, at least I won't have loans to pay back (assuming I'm competent at the job I've got now, which is an Access job.)

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"Niall Litchfield" <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> "aztek" <rachel7GET9RID_at_dodo.OFcom.THISau> wrote in message

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> > I'm not sure where all this degree knocking came from - maybe the

fact


> that

> > in the US chances are given to people without a (completed) higher

> > education

>

> I haven't read any of the posts as degree knocking. what folk are

saying -


> and I'd be among them - is you do not necessarily need a degree and

even if


> you do it doesn't have to be a CS degree to achieve in the database

world.


> Thus job ads that state 'CS degree required' are short sighted and

ignorant.


> If you do have or are working for a CS degree then keep at it it is

> worthwhile.

>

> FWIW I started out as an Accountant (with KPMG) the best accountants I

met


> didn't tend to have economics or business degrees. The best consultant

I've


> ever met had no MBA and a degree in French.

>

>

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> Niall Litchfield

> Oracle DBA

> Audit Commission UK

> (BA Economics)

>

>