[[rescue] flamewar question: Perl]

[rwalkup]

on 7/23/01 12:26 AM, Bill Bradford at mrbill at mrbill.net wrote:

> 
> Speaking from experience, I've used maybe 1% of what I learned in
> college in my career in the IT industry (admittedly, I'm *not* a
> programmer, but I am a sysadmin who programs when necessary).
> 
> And of that 1%, 95% of that was learning how to write effective
> documentation and proper written communication.
> 
> Bill

I don't know the exact stats, but most college grads don't even work in
their major.  What most people take away are communication skills
(composition and speech classes) and a way of approaching problems.

Roger