[NTLUG:Discuss] Software future in Linux

[Kipton Moravec]

On Thu, 2005-06-02 at 10:01 -0500, Andrew Brown wrote:
> I have been working with Linux for about a year and have really got into
> the software aspects of computers. Looking for a rec'd from any software
> engineers or people in the know. I am looking to change into software
> engineering and need a piece of advice, college degree or just get some
> certifications and plug away to build abilities on my own? (current
> degree is not related to computers, very little class based learning,
> mostly self taught)
> 
> I see open source as a real future for companies as they move away from
> homogenized products into more specific software products that serve
> their particular needs and are more secure and reliable. I am not
> looking for the path of least resistance to enter the OS movement, just
> the wisest. My interest is in Linux implementations, Linux application
> development and possibly porting software into the Linux environment.
> 
> Thanks for any help! 
> 

Most employers want a degree. Not all specify what degree. They want
someone who has had the extra education college provides and the
discipline necessary to finish.

That said, if you have a degree in something else like liberal arts, I
would probably not recommend going back for another degree unless you
are in your low 20s or if people in our business laugh at your degree
(e.g. Physical Education degree).

Build your abilities, take some classes to get up to speed faster, get
some certificates. Suck in all the knowledge you can as fast as you can.

Kip

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Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com>