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RE: restrictions on who is able to become a member: "Membership Qualifications You must satisfy one of the qualifications below: 1. Bachelor's Degree (in any s
by arebop 18y ago
RE: restrictions on who is able to become a member:
"Membership Qualifications
You must satisfy one of the qualifications below:
1. Bachelor's Degree (in any subject area); or
2. Equivalent Level of Education; or
3. Two years full-time employment in the IT field." --- https://campus.acm.org/public/ProfQJ/qjprof_control.cfm?form_type=Professional https://campus.acm.org/public/ProfQJ/qjprof_control.cfm?form...
- jgrahamc 18y agoSorry, Michael Faraday you don't have the relevant experience or degree so you can't have access to that information. Huh? You mean you attended _free_ lectures by Sir Humphrey Davy and then went on to become one of the greatest scientists of all time. Wow. Those were the days.
- wheels 18y agoI know a number of OSS contributors that would fall foul of that. Think for instance of somebody that dropped out college and is working in something non-IT, but still likes to sling code. It's just a really useless requirement, especially given that you have to pay $200 on top of it. If there were real, you know, proficiency requirements or something that would be one thing, but anybody who's had any job in IT for two years?