[cap-talk] The Top 10 Dead (or Dying) Computer Skills

[Jed Donnelley]

At 03:54 PM 6/18/2007, Karp, Alan H wrote:
>One of them surprises me.
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>The Top 10 Dead (or Dying) Computer Skills
>Computerworld (05/24/07) Brandel, Mary
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>Although few technology skills can truly be called "dead" because there
>will always be employers with older systems that require such skills,
>technology experts have compiled a list of skills and technologies that,
>while not dead, are on their last legs. These technologies include
>Cobol, nonrelational database management systems, non-IP networks,
>cc:Mail, ColdFusion, C programming, PowerBuilder, certified NetWare
>engineers, PC network administrators, and OS/2.

I assume you mean C programming, though if object database systems
are considered "nonrelational" (as I assume they are), then that
one could be questioned also.  Since Linux is written in C and I
believe most of GNU is written in C, it seems to me that there
must still be a significant call for C programming skills.

--Jed  http://www.webstart.com/jed-signature.html