[DUG] Company closing

[Marshland Engineering]

After completing Engineering at UNI, I felt that I had learned the skills to solve problems and I agree with 

I'm firmly of the belief that for a good developer the toolset being 
used is irrelevant.   (I however found OO quite difficult to get into. )

The problem with software packages is that you are dealing with other peoples interpretation of how things should work. For you to write a good app, you almost need to get into the developers head to understand his thinking before you can do your own. 

This is often what companies pay for when they employ you, both your skillset in what they are trying to achieve and your knowledge of the software on how to achieve this. Bearing in mind, sometimes you don't have to be the best, you just know a bit more than your boss or interviewer.

I never forget when arriving here in  NZ 11 years ago, I applied for a job at Jade through an employment agency.  I had 13 years of commercial programming experience with 5 staff. I did not get past the first interview as I did not know Jade. Later I was speaking to a lecturer in computing  and his comment was, 6 months on Jade training and I would have been away.  13 year of practical experience takes 13 years to learn.

The question you have to ask yourself is, do I want to be doing this for the next xxx years or more accurately, with the skills I have, or would like to acquire,  who is going to pay me to use them?

Anyway I now make a living making things all day long. Oh what fun. 

Cheers Wallace








 
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