What is on Your Mind?

Another one in the 41-50 range (and near the top ...)

Jean-Pierre.

I have to agree with Perderabo. The statistics are even more interesting.

Here is an interpretation.

There are two types of contributors/seekers.

I. Those that have started or starting their careers in the recent past i.e. 4-5 years.
II. Those who are already well set in their careers. The ones who saw it happening right from the beginning.

Cheers !

FWIW - I've always liked programming. As a kid, I thought I would be making large doors and windows for churches and cathedrals. The owner of the shop I started in helped me get into college. I went thru grad school.

I can still make nice doors, which is interesting. But instead I'm the senior weenie in my group.

And I made a minor contribution to your everyday life. I was one of a big group of folks who developed and played a game called MARS back in 1982. So, If you know anything about computing history, you know my contribution.... if that's the right word. .

You guys absolutely rock !!

Wonder what Vlad has to say ?

My Goodness and my God

I never imagined that Per and Jim were that old just by the count of days.

their enthusiasm and urge to get things answered,

am taken aback as how they would have been in either 20's; 30's
and how we should be now...

i feel am lagging 20 years behind..

this is really a good poll !!!!

keep moving and keep growing

Don't get me wrong on my current focus versus what I look forward to doing. I am working in my chosen field and, like you, I have been in this field since my mid teens (with a short suspension while trying to figure out what to do with my life at the age of 18). I thouroughly enjoy computer related activities, both from a work perspective as well as a hobiest perspective.

While I would love to be fishing or traveling Europe right now, I can't pay my bills that way. Shifting focus entirely into theological study and, some day, perhaps teaching, is a strong desire for me. I haven't persued that as a formal course of study with a change in carreers in mind to date simply because my life activities don't afford me the time that I know I will likely impose upon myself to get where I'd like to be. The books that I buy and read now days are related to theology versus computer science but I still look forward to updating my library of UNIX scripting (shell/awk/sed/Perl) and Oracle books next year some time.

Hmmm... well I guess that not everyone is a single-minded as I am. In the 50's I would watch sci fi movies like Kronos or The Magnetic Monster where some dude working with a giant computer would save world. I decided then and there I had to be a computer guy too. It was the first and only career choice that I ever made. I'm thinking this was like age 6 or so. And, while I don't save the world from giant alien robots or anything, basicly that's what I do. People keep trying to steer me into a management position but I won't have any part of that and I don't care how much better it pays.

If you're split between IT and theology, I don't know what to suggest. The first post sounded like you were chasing money rather than happiness. IT and theology is a wild pair of interests. I'm having a hard time putting those 2 together. It seems like you may soon need to make a decision though. IT is one field that changes fast. And your competition will be reading IT books rather than theology books. You can fall behind quicker than you may think. I don't mean to knock your choices... just pointing out a potential problem.