Comment Re:a good price (Score 1) 458
Wow, trash men get paid $9 an hour where I am ... oh wait, you did say Microsoft COM+
That's not funny. For him to do more or make more, he would need to learn unix. That is a MAJOR barrier. With MS he probably took out a student loan for 12 grand and took several MS cert classes. With Unix he would need to own a 486 or better and DOWNLOAD Linux (or get a copy in a 13$ magazine. Then, he would have to join newsgroups etc...and download free software and learn it. Thank god for MS lowering the barriers of entry so that he can make 9$ an hour.
Sorry, it is just that really good programmers tend to be cross platform oriented. I am sure the kid has a super work ethic and a clean track record but hey he is stuck to his platform. Sad. I throughly despise THAT aspect of MS. They ruin a lot of careers with their courses.
That's not funny. For him to do more or make more, he would need to learn unix. That is a MAJOR barrier. With MS he probably took out a student loan for 12 grand and took several MS cert classes. With Unix he would need to own a 486 or better and DOWNLOAD Linux (or get a copy in a 13$ magazine. Then, he would have to join newsgroups etc...and download free software and learn it. Thank god for MS lowering the barriers of entry so that he can make 9$ an hour.
Sorry, it is just that really good programmers tend to be cross platform oriented. I am sure the kid has a super work ethic and a clean track record but hey he is stuck to his platform. Sad. I throughly despise THAT aspect of MS. They ruin a lot of careers with their courses.
