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         Accession Number
          006790380
         Author
          Holmes N.
         Institution
          Tasmania Univ., Hobart, Tas., Australia.
         Title
          Why Johnny can't program computing professionals.
         Source
          Computer, vol.33, no.12, Dec. 2000, pp.160, 158-9.
          Publisher: IEEE Comput. Soc, USA.
         Abstract
          Innumerate, illiterate, and overwhelmed, today's computing
          professionals (`Johnny') are torn between system design and
          program coding. Computing professionals must know vastly
          more now than they needed to know 40 years ago (1960s), but
          even then the field often distinguished between programmers
          and systems analysts. Meanwhile, Johnny must know too much
          to be at the same time a skilled programmer and a skilled
          system engineer. That is why he's overwhelmed. But Johnny's
          problem goes deeper. If he wants to be a professional
          programmer, he must learn on the job. Programmers have few
          trade courses to select from, many fewer than those
          available to carpenters, plumbers, and electricians.
          Further, very few professional courses will assist Johnny
          if he wants to become a straightforward, generalist,
          humanist, system engineer. Specialists such as computer
          system engineers and software engineers appear to dominate
          the field. No wonder Johnny has a problem. Let's move to
          give him the proper training to become whichever he wants
          to be: programmer or system engineer. (0 References).
         Subject Headings
          Educational courses.  Human factors.  Personnel.
          Professional aspects.  Programming.  Systems analysis.
          Training.
         Key Phrase Identifiers
          computing professionals; system design; program coding;
          systems analysts; skilled programmer; skilled system
          engineer; professional programmer; trade courses;
          professional courses; computer system engineers; software
          engineers; training.
         Classification Codes
          Computing education and training [C0220]; General computer
          topics [C0200]; Systems analysis and programming [C6110];
          Software development management [C0310F]; Management topics
          [C0300].
         Treatment
          Practical.
         Language
          English.
         ISSN
          0018-9162.
         Publication Type
          Journal Paper.
         Update Code
          200050.
         Copyright
          Copyright 2000, IEE.
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