From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 111d6b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid111d6b,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8775b19e3c68a5dc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: dgie@locke.ccil.org (dnns) Subject: Re: Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java? Date: 1998/01/23 Message-ID: <34c80bb5.39357256@news.vt.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 318494505 References: <67et6o$dql@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <882757510snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <67ktrg$ibk@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <883319809snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <68bt2p$d48@lotho.delphi.com> <34a991f0.2379476@news.diac.com> <68dm0i$brv1@news.fiberlink.net> <01bd198f$4050d960$68c8b5cc@dhite.unicomp.net> <34B71B71.1EFDCAD8@ix.netcom.com> <34B8DC0F.BA0554DB@acm.org> <01bd1ebd$8580b9a0$b2684bc2@xzSys> <34BA520B.534F@mail.state.wi.us> <01bd2526$66b70fa0$d6d945cf@juddesk> Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.cobol,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: IBM does actually still hire Philosophy majors...in fact they are one of the only place to go with said degree, as far as I can tell. What they seem to be able to do is analyze problems logically, which suits IBMs well, seeing as they make no sense to the rest of us... dnns On 19 Jan 1998 22:06:04 GMT, "Judson McClendon" wrote: >Joe Gwinn wrote: >> >> ... hard-core technical subject can learn programming ... > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >> ... IBM used to hire PhDs in Philosophy as Systems Analysts ... > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >'Philosophy' a 'hard-core technical subject'? ;-) >-- >Judson McClendon This is a faithful saying and worthy of all >Sun Valley Systems acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the >judmczzz@mindspring.com world to save sinners (1 Timothy 1:15) >(please remove zzz from email id to respond) >