Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone knows where the degree requirement came from for developers.
In the early 80's there were very few computer courses available. I talked with a guy in about 1988 who told me he was a math major because that was the closest thing to a computer science degree in the 70's and early 80's.
I read that in the early 80's businesses were offering classes in programming. The example I read said the course was 6 weeks long. The graduates were give high paying jobs.
The interesting part is I was attending college in the early 80's. At the UofA intro to computers was a FORTRAN programming class. Then a class in COBOL. It was mostly a business degree with an emphasis on programming.
I'm curious if anyone knows why corporate America requires a degree to be a programmer. The degree does not open the door. Skills do.
Do system administrators need degrees?
As far as I'm concerned a degree in and of it self means nothing. I've worked with and know people who do not have a degree that can run circles around some with degrees.
Just curious where that requirement came from.
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