In Reply to: RE: As a former IT pro ... posted by wangmr on October 29, 2014 at 23:04:45:
That's often true.
I didn't start out to be a nerd, and actually I'm still not. To qualify as a computer nerd, one MUST have a good understanding of assembly language and be able to peek, poke and ping. I have none of those skills. However, I'm pretty good at writing tasty spaghetti code in BASIC.
I think if a person sets out to be a nerd, they will be successful, but probably won't be a good teacher. I set out to be a teacher (music), and ended up being a computer software trainer only because I had learned enough BASIC so that I could write programs for audio and acoustical applications. But whenever I taught a class (and still now when I help resolve a problem) I always kept in mind how little I knew when I first started out. It's very helpful to put oneself in the shoes of the recipient.
:)
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- RE: As a former IT pro ... - Inmate51 06:53:06 10/30/14 (1)
- RE: As a former IT pro ... thanks for classy reply [n.t.a.] - wangmr 04:52:03 10/31/14 (0)