[FoxPro]

Man, I have been having one hell of a time getting contracts for my 60 Russian programmers doing Oracle, SQL Server, .NET and JAVA. And they work for less than $20 per hour.

The computer science departments in universities here are doomed. I give them all 10 years.

Anybody majoring in computer science needs to have their head examined.

Anybody paying people to program in the US for a decent US wage is essetially commiting a fiscal fraud on their company.

[neutrino]

The computer science departments in universities here are doomed. I give them all 10 years.

And I suspect that you, sir, are an optimist!

[TSgt]

"Anybody majoring in computer science needs to have their head examined."

I'll graduate in 2 years with a Bachelors of Science in Information Engineering Technology. I agree that software development isn't the place to be however there are some things with technology you just can't outsource. Hardware maintenance, Information Technology Security and sensitive Government IT departments are several examples.

I am currently employed and have 8 years of Windows server administration but I'm looking for another job because I loath the company I work for. I've gotten several calls and although it is not like the 90's there are IT jobs out there.

I would prefer however to run a gift shop in Gatlinburg, Tennessee but that is another story.

[dirtboy]

I've found that techies, if they want to keep working, need to develop a wider range of skills, beyond programming languages. I had five hot prospects running simulatenously back in February - four were interested in me because I had acquired a pratical QA background, and the other because of my marketing background - they told me I was the only solid candidate that had both technical and marketing skills. So nowadays you need to combine business, quality and technical skills to create a resume that is difficult to outsource.