Re: not enough real programmers? (was Re: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues, 1985-1986)

[cbh@REMOVE_THIS.teabag.demon.co.uk (Chris Hedley)]

In article <37b1ae5f$1@195.34.192.13>,
	"Ruff Records" <ruffrecords@geocities.com> writes:
> Wel it certainly is not here in the UK - in fact with the proliferation of
> secondary qualifications it is becoming even more important.

I've never heard of anyone having more than a cursory examination of their
paper qualifications in recent years.  Of course this is just in my peer
group, I'm not certain of the case for school leavers and graduates, although
there seems to be a greater emphasis for experience rather than exam results
from what I can tell, at least moreso than, say, ten years ago.

> I disagree.  I want to know that technically minded people have some non
> technical interests.

Ask them at the interview, then.  It really has no place on an application
form or CV.

Chris.