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Subject:RE: Picking a new software skill From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:00:54 -0500
One thing I've seen in this thread is a recurring refrain of "learn a
programming language instead." All things are not equal here. You could
probably become proficient in PhotoShop a lot quicker than you could learn
Java (I know that's been the case for me). I've found it to be a very
useful tool, even if it is not a very marketable one.
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