More on Video Game and Programming jobs

Some people have such a wealth of wisdom, that their insightful comments deserve to be turned into a blog post. Ilya Grigorik is a fellow University of Waterloo student, 9rules member, and a Ruby developer. I am surprised I have not yet met him in person on campus. I was also pleasantly surprised to find [...]

Thoughts on Video Game Programming jobs

What inspires new students to pursue computer science education? Previously, I have mentioned that “Drawing and animating is the instant gratification of computer science learning.” I remember thinking, back in high school, of getting into the video game programming business, and I’m sure that many students started out with the same thoughts for a future [...]

More on the future of Computer Science Careers – outlook still promising

Stanford Computer Forum reports on Rice University’s Professor Moshe Vardi’s study on the global migration of software jobs.

“IT is still a good career,” Vardi said. “We have nothing to fear but the fear of competition itself.”
Previous speculative data created the belief that jobs would not be waiting for computer science graduates, he said. But the [...]