From: | "R. Edward Nather" <nather@astro.as.utexas.edu> |
Newsgroups: | comp.arch,comp.compilers |
Date: | 2 Apr 1996 23:41:16 -0500 |
Organization: | University of Texas at Austin |
References: | 96-03-006 96-03-110 96-03-139 96-03-218 |
Keywords: | optimize, history |
>Bottom line:
>
>1) There will always be a need for assembly language bit-jocks, but
>both the demand and the supply pool will get smaller.
>
>2) There will always be a need for board layout experts, no matter how
>many auto-routers are on the market.
>
>3) There will always be a need for a good auto mechanic, no matter how
>electronic the ignition gets.
>
>4) And so on. Perhaps creating this list would be another good thread!
An ex-student of mine will inherit his family business, in time ---
they make buggy whips. He told me the market was larger now than when
there were horse-and-buggy carriages around!
ed
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