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Sep 11th, 2000, 11:56 AM
I've got a few questions that I'm supposed to ask a programer or two for my math class this year. If some of you would like to take a minute and answer, that'd be great. Thanks. :)

Number of years of post high school training?
Tech School?
College?

Beginning Salary?

Salary Range?

Duties, responsibilities, assignments, etc. of job?

What do you like best in this career?

What do you like least in this career?

That's it. Thanks a bunch!

Sep 11th, 2000, 04:26 PM
1. Number of years post high school training

4 years university, (B.Comm majoring in information systems)

Probably a year or so of one to four week training courses

2. Beginning Salary

$24k

3. Salary Range (Current ?) Depends on company profitability, but make $120k base before shareholder dividends.

4. Duties et al.

Design, coding, testing....whole product life cycle, project management.

5. Best thing about IT.

Playing with all the latest toys, employment ensured.

6. Worst thing.

Debugging other peoples code.

Sep 12th, 2000, 12:49 AM
Number of years in college
1. 4 years in college, Bachelor in Computer Science

Duties, responsibilities, assignments, etc. of job?
4. Programmer, Lecturer

What do you like best in this career?
5. You meet a lot of people... You're updated to MOST of the newest technology.

What do you like least in this career?
6. Pressure in job. And you're always busy, anyday of the week!

Hope it'll help you... bye