[Anti-Bubba182]

I wonder how, ‘off shoring’ and H-1B visas affect this.

[rabscuttle385]

I wonder how, ‘off shoring’ and H-1B visas affect this.

The common perception that there are no jobs in the computing industry due to off-shoring is erroneous. Sure, low-level jobs are moving (programming is an example), but the job market in areas such as Northern Virginia is still quite hot.

[JamesP81]

I wonder how, ‘off shoring’ and H-1B visas affect this.

Not quite as badly as you'd think, but it does have an effect. There are still certain jobs here in the US for folks like me in this field. There are jobs to be had at small and medium businesses. Large corporations think more in terms of the short term bottom line and are more likely to outsource. And to be completely honest, I prefer the small to medium sized business's work environment.

I know a guy whose company outsourced some of their coding. The code they got back worked, but it was unreadable and poorly written, so maintenance has been an absolute nightmare. That's the problem with outsourced programming. Those guys overseas who have B.S. degrees in Computer Science generally get their degrees with 2 to 3 years of formal education, as opposed to the 4-5 it takes here.

[HamiltonJay]

I would not recommend Comp Sci to anyone who was not completely personally passionate about it.. our government and major corps are doing everything in their power to destroy this industry.

Go into medical, people will always get sick.