Jon Schewe wrote: > Why don't you get your BS? I'm a computer programmer at a research firm and > most people we work with that don't have a BS in CS aren't worth much for > programming, so they end up on phone support until they take the classes to > learn not only a language, but the theory so they can pick up other languages > and concepts quickly. If what you want to do is be a good programmer(research > or application) that can keep up with the changing times, I'd suggest a BS. Don't have the time or the money right now. You see I'm at the point where I need a job so I'm not living on the street. Which I would be right now if not for Spencer. ;P > Another possibility is for you to get a job with a temp service, like > Manpower. They hire contract to a lot of companies and many times the "temp" > positions are for a few years. That'd give you the experience and let you > know what kinds of things you want to focus on for your education. Even all the _temp_ companies I've tried want a degree and years of experience. Its insane. > Hope this helps a litte. Unfortunatly we're not hiring. We're > actually "cutting costs" right now. Isn't everyone? Stupid economy. Its not any better outside of IT right now. ;P