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  • L Lost User

    Samantha wrote: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Outstanding progress (considering your bio claims you were born a little less than 750 days ago!!) :eek: :eek:

    Mike Mullikin If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kick boxing.

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    Nick Parker
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    Mike Mullikin wrote: Samantha wrote: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Outstanding progress (considering your bio claims you were born a little less than 750 days ago!!) That is funny....but very true, quick some one tell Chris there may be some scripting error X| , or do we just have a child prodigy on our hands? :) Nick Parker

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      Samantha wrote: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Outstanding progress (considering your bio claims you were born a little less than 750 days ago!!) :eek: :eek:

      Mike Mullikin If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kick boxing.

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      SimonS
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      Stop bullying the Canadian chic, Mike. :mad: :-D ;P Cheers, Simon "I get paid for my brain and my thinking in several obscure worlds", Olli, The Lounge

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      • N Nick Parker

        This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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        Chris Meech
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        Mine's an engineering degree in Mining! Yup, drill and blast used to be a high light of my younger days ;P Fortunately, I discovered that man handling users was a much more enjoyable past time that trying to separate copper minerals from zinc minerals. Chris

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          Samantha wrote: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Outstanding progress (considering your bio claims you were born a little less than 750 days ago!!) :eek: :eek:

          Mike Mullikin If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kick boxing.

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          sAmAnThA
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          Mike Mullikin wrote: considering your bio claims you were born a little less than 750 days ago!! Well, I really intended not to put the real year of my birthday... it's a secret... :eek: :eek: Just wait for my picture to be posted, and then you could guess my real age.. :cool::-O :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: Samantha Graphics provided by Animation Factory.

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          • N Nick Parker

            This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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            Jon Sagara
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            Computer Engineering (almost - I will have it in June). Definitely would not have gotten my job without it. Jon Sagara There is no spoon.

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            • R Ravi Bhavnani

              BS = bullshit MS = more shit PhD = piled higher and deeper /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com

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              Jon Sagara
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              Ravi Bhavnani wrote: PhD = piled higher and deeper :laugh: Brilliant! Jon Sagara There is no spoon.

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              • N Nick Parker

                This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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                Cathy
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                Pure Mathematics Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!

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                • N Nick Parker

                  This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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                  Zyxil
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                  Nick Parker wrote: What degree(s) do you have...? Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Florida Go Gators! I have found that there is some small degree of snobbishness from the recent BSCS graduates. Must be that their classes taught them technology that is out of date AND irrelevant. The local highly praised college teaches COBOL and just started Java. I often mentor new programmers and the grads will give me some sh!t until I start taking them to school. The only classes that they took that were worth anything are usually Algorithms and Beginning Java (for the intro to OO). -John

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                  • N Nick Parker

                    This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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                    Navin
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                    B.A. in Computer Science (liberal arts school - hence a B.A. instead of a B.S.) It seems if you are good enough you can get a job without a degree, but having a degree - especially at a college that has a good reputation (my college invented BASIC!) helps a lot. Don't have a masters. That seems to be a wash... some places prefer a couple years experience, others prefer you have the maters. Ph.D. is great for research or university jobs, but you don't see a lot of Ph.D's outside of those settings, it seems. It was well worth the school loan debt I'll be paying off for the next 7 years. :-O recursive adj. See RECURSIVE.

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                    • N Nick Parker

                      This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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                      Sijin
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                      B.Sc (Maths) and currently enrolled in MCA(Masters in Computer Applications)..finished 4 semesters... char *p="char *p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} "This statement is false" True/False? Sonork ID 100.9997 sijinjoseph

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                      • N Nick Parker

                        This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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                        Roger Wright
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                        BS Electrical & Electronics Eng.

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                        • C Cathy

                          Pure Mathematics Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!

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                          Roger Wright
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                          I want to study Impure Mathematics:-D

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                            I want to study Impure Mathematics:-D

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                            Cathy
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                            :laugh: Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!

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                            • N Nick Parker

                              This may not be well received, but here it is. What degree(s) do you have, is it technical or not, just trying to find out where the majority of developers stand. I have found that a lot have technical backgrounds but not always directly related to information technology. What do you say? I don't personally feel that a technical background is always required, however can help. Nick Parker

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                              Chris Maunder
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                              BSc (1st Hons) in maths/physics, honours in astrophysics. I was that close to getting my doctorate in Hydrology/geomorphology but was lured away by the dream of doing something that I actually enjoyed in an industry where there was a chance to earn a living in an environment that didn't involve serious wet weather gear and lots of mud. Call me crazy... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                BSc (1st Hons) in maths/physics, honours in astrophysics. I was that close to getting my doctorate in Hydrology/geomorphology but was lured away by the dream of doing something that I actually enjoyed in an industry where there was a chance to earn a living in an environment that didn't involve serious wet weather gear and lots of mud. Call me crazy... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                Nick Parker
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                                Chris Maunder wrote: honours in astrophysics Is that similar that a Masters? How far away would you say you had left to finish your PhD? Nick Parker

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                                • N Nick Parker

                                  Chris Maunder wrote: honours in astrophysics Is that similar that a Masters? How far away would you say you had left to finish your PhD? Nick Parker

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                                  Nah - Honours is an additional year with thesis that goes on top of a Bachelors. Masters is an additional 2 years. I'd done 2.5 years on the PhD but simply couldn't face it anymore. I changed down to a Masters and could have finished that in a few months but was totally disallusioned and burned out, and had also started CodeProject. cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                    Nah - Honours is an additional year with thesis that goes on top of a Bachelors. Masters is an additional 2 years. I'd done 2.5 years on the PhD but simply couldn't face it anymore. I changed down to a Masters and could have finished that in a few months but was totally disallusioned and burned out, and had also started CodeProject. cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                    Chris Maunder wrote: but was totally disallusioned and burned out, and had also started CodeProject. You made the right decision, Chris, you'll be normal soon. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                                    • C Chris Maunder

                                      BSc (1st Hons) in maths/physics, honours in astrophysics. I was that close to getting my doctorate in Hydrology/geomorphology but was lured away by the dream of doing something that I actually enjoyed in an industry where there was a chance to earn a living in an environment that didn't involve serious wet weather gear and lots of mud. Call me crazy... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                      Roger Wright
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                                      Chris Maunder wrote: Call me crazy... Crazy! I gave up on Oceanography when 1) the Latin I studied for so many years was suddenly no longer accepted for the entrance requirements at the University and 2) someone pointed out that no one hires Oceanographers (a long time ago). I gave up Math/Physics when I realized that the only thing I could look forward to for the rest of my life would be teaching Math/Physics. I jumped at Engineering when I found that I still would have to know all that math and physics, but I could actually do something fun with it. Now I sell nuts and bolts. Go figure:laugh:

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