Re: State of IT and DBMS expertise (Was: The MySQL/PHP pair)
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:49:15 -0800
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"Dan" <guntermann_at_verizon.com> wrote:
[snip]
>I do see a greater number of people who haven't necessarily gone through a
>formal computer science or information technology program being involved in
>information technology, however. It is easy to see how formal fundamental
>concepts just might not have as much relevance as the numbers grow larger.
>
>I also see a disturbing increasing reliance on tools. To exacerbate this,
>(this is speculation, mind you) businesses don't want highly trained and
>expensive personnel. They want to have systems simple enough where the
>normal person can walk in and pick up everything that is needed for their
>function within a reasonably short period of time.
The two are connected. There are people who can not or will not do anything without a tool to guide them. The fundamental concepts are still important. If ignored, well, you can get horrible messes.
[snip]
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences. You have biases. He/She has prejudices.Received on Mon Nov 08 2004 - 17:49:15 CET