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The computer science bubble is bursting

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    Liberal Arts FTW!

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      The trades for a bigger win...

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        I suggest young people consider plumbing school as a backup plan.

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          If a guy with his credentials can’t find work there’s something more going on. Rose Hulman is a top school.

          “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
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            Looked up this "Chris Gropp" in LinkedIn and Google Schola. About half a dozen publications, except for one paper published in 2024 that tangentially relates to AI, the rest are in cloud/parallel computing and big data published in 2019 or earlier, suggesting these are work done while Gropp was in Clemson. Also did a quick patent search and found no patent or patent application that credits Gropp as an inventor. I wish him well.

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              If a guy with his credentials can’t find work there’s something more going on. Rose Hulman is a top school.

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              @Mik

              A top school teaching unmarketable skills, apparently.

              He should look in to refrigeration tech.

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                I think it more likely he cannot find the job he wants. I think technical writers are probably in more jeopardy than computer scientists and developers. I get several solicitations a week.

                “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
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                  I find it hard to recommend this profession that I chose back in 1981-82. Back then it was the wild west and while I have done well, I could have done a lot better financially. I did not want to move my family around and I did not want to do corporate consulting very long, as it kept me away from my family. I had to balance it. I settled in on local small to medium sized business that could afford custom software and IT infrastructure. I still work in IT of course and I am now finding that the last chapter will most likely consist of maintaining and improving where needed, legacy systems in the small to medium business market. Exactly where I started. lol

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                    Oh, and the pay is shit. Seriously. I was making more per hour in the 1990s

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                      Yeah, but you had a really good run in this industry, as did I. I’m not making quite the hourly I did full time, but at 2.5 years with this client I’m loving it. Keeps me involved, my mind challenged and I get more respect for my work ethic than I ever did anywhere else.

                      “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
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                          We’ll always need electricians and plumbers!

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