Dying Computer Skills
After poking around Computerworld.com from the previous post, there was a thought provoking post about Top 10 Dying Computer Skills.
I disagree with C. As C is still heavily used for embedded work, and there is a lack of competent, hardware-savvy C programmers. Linux is also heavily C for lower level work.
Overall, the article is interesting from the standpoint of being an “engineer” vs. “coding expert”. Computer languages are more like tools rather than skills. Becoming great at a tool is a way to guaranteeing yourself extinction in the tech world. Engineering should always be a “problem solver” first using the skills and tools at their disposal to do so.