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From: daryl@hpcllla.HP.COM (Daryl Odnert)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Languages in the the REAL world -- Listing
Message-ID: <1290001@hpcllla.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Nov 88 17:15:13 GMT
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Organization: HP NSG/ISD California Language Lab
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> By far, the most important point made, was that it is more valuable to
> learn data structures than it is to learn a language.  Apparently,
> anyone can learn a language in a week or less.  Equally important, is
> the ability to communicate ideas well, and to be able to work well with
> others in large projects.
> 
> Paul J. Galvin
> (lafcol!galvinp)
 
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Let me add another two cents worth for all undergrads:

Please, take advantage of the opportunites available during your college
education and take some non-mickey-mouse classes in areas outside your major.
(That does not include taking math classes if you're a computer science major!)
Computer nerds come a dime-a-dozen.  Talented, resourceful, and
well-rounded engineers are hard to find... but are exactly what the best
companies to work at are looking for.

Daryl Odnert
daryl%hpcllla@hplabs.hp.com
Hewlett Packard
Information Software Division