US student's interest in computing declines

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1. May 3, 2005 2:20 AM
   jbalague said:
   The reason is simple, Bill. Computer science has become more and more complicated thanks to corporations like Microsoft which makes things neddless obscure and complicated to eliminate competition.
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2. May 3, 2005 3:25 PM
   jrbuck96 said:
   There is declining income potential in IT right now, the offshoring of IT jobs, the management of companies treating us like a commodity. I understand completely why there is less interest in computer science degrees. It costs $20,000 or more to get a degree and companies are willing to pay us 15 dollars an hour for a job that used to pay over 20 dollars an hour. The Companies are to blame for treating us badly, outsourcing IT staffs to save money, then hiring us for 2/3 of what we used to make. It will also be the companies' problem when 10 to 20 years from now there is a shortage of IT professionals and the companies are paying out the nose for us seasoned veterans. If I had it to do over again, I would have become a doctor. I have been in IT for over 20 years and I make less now then I did when I moved from mainframes to the PC side of things.
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