On May 1, 10:08 pm, "Steve Foley" wrote:
"John T" wrote in message

m...

I'll take that bet. I think the wash-out rate would be fairly consistent
regardless of education - and quite possibly slightly better for
non-degree trainees. I base this on my own experience
hiring/training/sometimes firing software developers.

"Can be taught" != "wants to learn".

What qualifications do you use for screening candidates?

Should I pull the plug on my son's tuition? He's a CS major (Game
Development)

It would really help if he did some actual work along the way.
That'll count far, far more than any degree in most software positions
(excepting perhaps crypto / math related).

The good software places to work at, don't give a bleep what degrees
you have... it's the real world experience and output that is critical
instead.

When we look at a potential employee, we're looking for projects where
the person worked both with and without supervision, and got along
well either way. We're looking for times they had to learn new stuff
on their own and innovate. We're looking for hard working types who
care about their output quality. We're also looking for people who
can spell grin, which is rare these days.

Just some thoughts,
Kev