I know it's an old issue, but his argument is an enjoyable read.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articl...vaSchools.html
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I know it's an old issue, but his argument is an enjoyable read.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articl...vaSchools.html
And Java is so useful for maintaining mainframe databases.Quote:
and their skills are useless
I was being sarcastic. If you think the kind of stuff they teach at MIT is useless, I'm going to laugh when you find out how much companies are willing to pay for someone who can maintain their programs written in System 370.
What are you talking about? One second you're saying that skills from MIT are useless and now you're saying "each to his own" if you think BASIC is the greatest language?
Compare average salaries for a System 370 programmer and a Java programmer. Now I'm not saying Java shouldn't be taught in college and that System 370 is the end-all-be-all, but it's a pretty crazy statement that skills from MIT are useless, that's all I'm saying - even if it was just an exaggeration.Quote:
The only thing that matters is who gets the money.
According to Salary.com
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The median expected salary for a typical Java Developer in the United States is $76,256.
Several places you could classify a System 370 programmer - the specific company I'm thinking of would use it closest to the above description. You could also go for plain "Mainframe Programmer", in which the general average is about that of Java programmer - you can be sure System 370 programmers would be in the very top of that pay scale.Quote:
The median expected salary for a typical Systems Engineering UNIX/NT Manager in the United States is $87,227.
Not as good as I thought - but still - you're WAY off of useless there.
Alright I've totally lost your point here...
And how does that relate to one language being more useful than another?