Message Forum: Re: generation gap

Re: generation gap

Posted By: Beasty, on host 82.34.4.133
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2004, at 10:34:51
In Reply To: Re: generation gap posted by Stephen on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 22:25:08:

> I know (and work with) all sorts of programmers who can't do the simplest of tasks in MS Word or troubleshoot basic computer problems. It's weird, but definitely happens. Programming is a specific computer skill, but it's not exactly the end-all be-all of being computer savvy.
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> Stephen

Oh yes, don't I know about that, being in tech support.

Mind you, I'm the other way around. I can navigate and configure Windows and all of the MS Office suite with ease, but the only programming I've ever done was Visual Basic and I haven't done that in eight years.

Beasty

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Message:	> > I know (and work with) all sorts of programmers who can't do the simplest of tasks in MS Word or troubleshoot basic computer problems. It's weird, but definitely happens. Programming is a specific computer skill, but it's not exactly the end-all be-all of being computer savvy. > > > > Stephen > > Oh yes, don't I know about that, being in tech support. > > Mind you, I'm the other way around. I can navigate and configure Windows and all of the MS Office suite with ease, but the only programming I've ever done was Visual Basic and I haven't done that in eight years. > > Beasty
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