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From: KMays@msn.com (Kenneth Mays)
Subject: Ada95: Young success stories
Date: 1996/04/08
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Date: 1996-04-08T00:00:00+00:00
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Greetings,

I direct this to a message I read in comp.lang.C++
on "young programmers." I have found that many of
us don't point out that some of today's hottest programmers are under 
the age of 21. Although they program in BASIC/Pascal/Assembly/C++ 
because of the popularity of these programming languages, these young 
minds are building the software of tommorrow in other  programming 
languages as well.

So for Ada95 development, you wonder what the job market will turn 
into during the summer months.
As of April 1996, many jobs are looking for "Ada experience." Some 
jobs do require a degree, but one kid mentioned that he makes 
$7.00/hr in a afterschool program.

I remember cheap labor. While many of the professional software 
engineers brag of the $40-$85K salaries, here are young men and women 
willing to "hack" or program our newest systems for under $10.00/hr. 
Some immigrants might do it for a far less cost - I was personally 
told by a friend from India that his pay was $200/wk for programming 
assignments (ouch).

I started programming at a very young age so I admire reading 
articles on young programmers tackling the
latest projects. If you find any Internet articles on young 
programmers tackling the Ada95 market, please post the pointers here.

Ken Mays, MIS
USAF 

"If you thought that was amazing, watch Harold turn
his diaper from white to brown under in three seconds!"
-Far Side

A side note:
For those of you who never worked outside of America, many companies 
outside of America pay you according to your home country. A person 
from the UK might get paid higher than you doing the exact same job. 
This is
debatable, but many managers have confessed that this is a standard 
practice. Don't be surprised if you go
to another country and find that you make more or less than another 
employee from another country. 

Interesting question:
"Dad, what's pocket pool?"