BA Computer Science TESC

[skyfall123]

jmed thank you very very much for adding your comments. I hope that others can read this thread and see that there are options and career paths out there for CS students....and even some programs to help pay for college.

It really helps that you and Ryoder are software developers because it provides real perspective. Even though my son has 3 years of real world experience, he is still just 23. So I am definitely encouraging him to concentrate on developing the technical skills (and frame of mind) that will keep him employed 30 years down the road....and by frame of mind I mean that he has to continually develop his technical skills throughout his career. Everything moves too quickly, either you keep up or you're toast.

I know intuitively that you and Ryoder are being extremely generous in describing the technical abilities of the people you come in contact with. It also means that if my son has the ability to develop software and understand programming that he will have a big advantage over others in the field. He will start FSU in the fall, so he has the next few months to up his programming skills and start knocking off some more certs. Thanks for the tips guys...not only are you helping my son, but I'm sure many others that happen upon this thread.