Re:6-Month-Old Babies Are Now Using Tablets and Smartphones
by vezzy-fnord on Sunday April 26, 2015 @12:51PM
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Bottom line for programmers :
You are guaranteed a very well paying job for a really long time.
That may certainly be the case, but the conclusion doesn't follow from your anecdotal premise. Otherwise auto mechanic would be a prestigious and very well paying job, as well. Now you might respond that modern vehicles have ever more complex computer technology and mechanics' requirements are changing in that direction. That much is true, but it mostly involves employing and inspecting black boxes. If anything, it should be a cautionary tale for vendor lockdown.
Re:6-Month-Old Babies Are Now Using Tablets and Smartphones
by IndianAstronaut on Sunday April 26, 2015 @04:52PM
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Former mechanic here. The field works like a lot of other fields where you have your general mechanics struggling to make ends meet. Then you have your dealership specialized mechanics who can often net in the six figures. This happened before vendor lockdown but that will certainly exacerbate the problem.
She asked me what I was studying.
I replied "Computer Science".
she said "Oh! My daughter uses the tablet all the time ! She could study Computers too !"
I have read about ppl like her on the internet, but it was so interesting to have that experience.
Bottom line for programmers :
You are guaranteed a very well paying job for a really long time.