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Subject: RE: [xsl] OT: my curious students wonder about demand for XSL, XSLT, XML skills at an entry level
From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 09:56:16 +0100
> I'm teaching an HTML/web programming class at a local tech
> college.  The
> question of demand came up in a class.  I told them that
> XML-related skills,
> as a cutting edge technology, tended to be picked up on the
> job as needed.
> I also said that as the technology matured, things would be
> changing as more
> employers recognized a clear need for XML-related programming
> skill sets.
> Any comment?

Tell them that everything you teach them at college will be obsolete within
three years, with two exceptions - their understanding of the underlying
computer science principles, and their ability to learn new things.

Mike Kay


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