college and web development

[l)ragon]

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

[MyndFyre]

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

I finished school already and have worked in web development for 2 years and 8 months.

[Yegg]

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

I dropped out twice. Web development is still an interest of mine though.

[pianka]

school for web development? get a real degree

[Yegg]

school for web development? get a real degree

No one stated that they went to school for web development..

[bulletproof tiger]

school for web development? get a real degree

What's a real degree? One that helps you get a job? Have you ever had a job?

[pianka]

No one stated that they went to school for web development..

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

The first part of the sentence states the subject is going to school.  The second part of the sentence uses the preposition "for" followed by "web development"; this means he's asking if anyone is going to or "looking into" getting a degree in web development.

What's a real degree? One that helps you get a job? Have you ever had a job?

Yes, I'm at work right now.

Anywho, my point is that "going to school for web development" is a waste of time.  If you have any technical prowess, it would be a much better idea to get a degree in something like Computer Science or Electrical Computer Engineering.  These are real degrees.

Also, don't be so defensive.  Unless you're wasting your time studying only web development then I'm not really insulting you...and if you are well then I don't really care what you have to say.

[l)ragon]

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

I finished school already and have worked in web development for 2 years and 8 months.

Staying off the so called real degree for the moment....

How extensive did they get into ASP.Net when you went through?

[bulletproof tiger]

No one stated that they went to school for web development..

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

The first part of the sentence states the subject is going to school.  The second part of the sentence uses the preposition "for" followed by "web development"; this means he's asking if anyone is going to or "looking into" getting a degree in web development.

What's a real degree? One that helps you get a job? Have you ever had a job?

Yes, I'm at work right now.

Anywho, my point is that "going to school for web development" is a waste of time.  If you have any technical prowess, it would be a much better idea to get a degree in something like Computer Science or Electrical Computer Engineering.  These are real degrees.

Also, don't be so defensive.  Unless you're wasting your time studying only web development then I'm not really insulting you...and if you are well then I don't really care what you have to say.

I think it may be tough to go to school just for web develppment. I'd think you'd have to take something like computer science or an IT degree, anyways.

[MyndFyre]

How extensive did they get into ASP.Net when you went through?

They didn't; the ASU program is primarily Java-based.  But regardless, my degrees are in political science and psychology.

[l)ragon]

How extensive did they get into ASP.Net when you went through?

They didn't; the ASU program is primarily Java-based.  But regardless, my degrees are in political science and psychology.

I asume it pays well. Since that is your job.. do you like what your doing?, or sopose i should say, can you see yourself doing this untill retirement.

[MyndFyre]

I asume it pays well. Since that is your job.. do you like what your doing?, or sopose i should say, can you see yourself doing this untill retirement.

I enjoy what I'm doing.  I'm thinking of looking into consulting, but in a way that would still be flexing my technical chops.

Can I see myself doing it until retirement?  Probably not.  I'd probably move into something like teaching first.  I just don't see it being interesting in perpetuity.  But like so many things - it's hard to see ANYTHING being interesting in perpetuity.

[Ishbar]

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

I dropped out twice. Web development is still an interest of mine though.

There is so much fail behind this.

I find it pointless to go to school for something a Computer can do better than you at; Math, Science, English.
I'm sure Web Development and anything Program related will eventually be unnecessary on mainstream levels. The only practicality many of these jobs have are in education.

Degrees in Philosophy, Law, Psychology, and Medicine will be around for a long time. They all require abstract judgment...something that cannot be manipulated by a computer.

[l)ragon]

just wondering how many of you are actually in school, or are looking into going for web development.

I dropped out twice. Web development is still an interest of mine though.

There is so much fail behind this.

I find it pointless to go to school for something a Computer can do better than you at; Math, Science, English.
I'm sure Web Development and anything Program related will eventually be unnecessary on mainstream levels. The only practicality many of these jobs have are in education.

Degrees in Philosophy, Law, Psychology, and Medicine will be around for a long time. They all require abstract judgment...something that cannot be manipulated by a computer.

You have poor choice of words, you make it sound like you want to live an amish life.
Sure medicine and law enforcement will be around, so will technology and the people behind that.
As for practicality there is allways freelance work no mater how you look at it, and the more you do, the more likely your to be noticed by somone that might take interest in your work.

[Yegg]

Ishbar:You're wrong. We will always need people writing code and performing certain calculations. One day, machines can be replacing doctors, you can't just say that it will ALWAYS be people who need to fill those positions. Stop pretending that you know what the future will be like.