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On 2018-02-22, Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

> Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> writes:
>
>> On 2/21/2018 3:08 PM, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>
>>> The Phila Inqr reported that compsci is a hot major.
>>> [snip]
>>
>> I hope this reflects a true interest in computers and programming... but 
>> I fear a generation of half-baked programmers who are *only* in this for 
>> the money.
>
> I professor at MIT I knew from the early 80s to the mid-90s told me
> that he found "these kids smart, scary-smart" but that many of them
> had told him that they were going the tech route only because they'd
> found they were good at it.  Expected to put in some entry time in
> STEM jobs but that they were aiming for management where the real
> money lay.
>
> Oh, well.  Newton ended up at the Mint but at least he did a little
> serious work first. :-)

I've worked on code written by one of those people who viewed
programming as a stepping stone to management.  Hell hath no
fury like that of one of those managers who sees what you've
done to his precious ancient spaghetti.

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