Re:Getting out of IT... (Score 1)

I've been listening to this fluff for the last few years and I have a couple of subjective observations to leave on the table. Firstly, the quality of 3rd world programmers and engineers are just that, 3rd rate. This isn't a slam, but an observation of where innovation has been coming from on a yearly basis for quite a long time line. Secondly, the quality of Indian schools is no where to the same degree of western equivalents, and hence those diploma mills they call universities are no more than trade schools. Not that a degree has ever meant much to the technically capable people like programmers or system admins, where the inverse association seems to be the most people with advanced degrees in IT seem to be less capable than people holding degrees in engineering, science, mathematics or even literature. Of course, this is a purely subjective comment, but then this writer maintains programming is an art form no matter what some managers might believe. The recent article saying that the "high IQ" positions like management are going to stay in the USA, though the dumb ones like programmers would be outsourced was completely laughable. When I read such drivel my patience is stressed. Haven't recent financial events or the historical record of most IT projects ending failure demonstrated to management the problem is to be found with management? Probably not, the ego check has always been missing from the the source of problems. Effectively, management is creating a new problem we've never seen before. They're going to discover in short order they've lost control of their projects in terms of quality, basic project management and incur higher costs in the long run. I can think of more than three companys in the bay area that went belly up using offshore resources. Using VC money and betting your bank on the quality of first year programmers isn't a good way to get well structured code that can might be able to survive a product launch. One other hand, I've made my living as a programmer/system-admin consultant the last 15 years. Now, the bottom line will always be knowledge, experience and the desire for more of the same. The way to beat this paycheck seekers is to continually improve oneself and ignore the detractions. Frankly, I haven't been out of work for more than a month the last few years, but programming positions have been difficult to discover. Just think of how much rework will occur when that crap code from overseas comes back.. yummy.. I only hope we have people in the field when that does occur.