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"Mark" wrote in message
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>
> "Jerry Leslie" wrote:
>
> > Mark (nospam@thanksanyway.org) wrote:
> > :
> > : Yep. Thats one big reason why Im getting out of computer
> programming.
> > : Also, fixing airplanes sounds like a lot more fun!
> > :
>
> > That and the government subsidy known as the H-1B program is causing a
lot
> > of people to change careers:
> >
> >
>
http://www.ilw_removethisnospamflag.com/lawyers/colum_article/articles/2002,
> 0816-Donnelly.shtm
> > ILW.COM - the immigration portal:
> > The H-1B is a Barrier to the IT Industrys Recovery
> >
>
> Yes, Ive been having a "spirited" discussion about that with some online
> acquaintances. The problem with computer programming is that anyone
> with a PC and the time and inclination to learn, can become a programmer.
> And all over the world, people are doing exactly that. The barriers to
entry
> in the programming business are low, now that PCs are cheap. People who
> can manage projects and teams of programmers are in demand, but
> individual coders are out of work in increasing numbers.
>
> What I think will be interesting is the political fallout when big
companies
> start outsourcing their programming to third-world countries, essentially
> importing blocks of pre-written code. Will our government attempt to
> impose an import tariff on computer code? It will be fun to watch. . .

Get real, exporting computing to India was part of the 1972 consent decree.
Once a programmer burns out the costs of retirement are minimal in Bombay.

John

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