Judah wrote:
Matt Whiting wrote in
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If you are a programmer by trade, then you should know that IT is not
synonymous with programming. Your claim was about IT, not programming.


Your reference claimed Software Engineering as the #1 top best job in
America, with a 10-year growth forecast higher than #7 "Computer/IT analyst".
These are two separate IT functions, and neither one alone encompasses the
entire spectrum of IT.

IT is an amorphous blob of a category that includes Programmer, Analyst, and
Engineer, as well as other things, even Computer Operator (a quickly dying
breed). Even your own response acknowledges that.

You asked me to provide a reference supporting my claim. I provided 3.

And both rated well. Since you don't like your job and think the
outlook is bleak, sounds like you should move into aviation full-time. :-)

Yes, IT is a broad field and in general it is doing very well and the
outlook is great also. Sure, there are some niche areas that may not do
as well, but you suggested that the entire IT field was looking bad and
that simply isn't even close to being accurate.

Matt