Degree?
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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
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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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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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
BS Electrical & Electronics Eng.
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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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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
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
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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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
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
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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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
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: