This is a problem in other occupations, not just computer programming. I have a friend who is a clinical psychotherapist. After she successfully defended her

This is a problem in other occupations, not just computer programming. I have a friend who is a clinical psychotherapist. After she successfully defended her PhD dissertation, she had to complete a residency. That's typically done by working in an inpatient psychiatric hospital. By contrast, attorneys are not expected to know how to argue actual court cases until they are taught to do so by working in a law firm - AFTER they pass the bar exam. What really had me puzzled was that I once quite successfully defended myself - "Acted Pro Per" - in a felony case. I picked up a few legal textbooks at Powells City of Books in Portland, Oregon. One of the books was entitled "The First Trial: Where Do I Sit? What Do I Say?" While it is quite a good book, what I remain puzzled about is that the book addresses attorneys who have already passed the bar exam, and have been working for some time at a law firm before they even start to learn about arguing a case before a jury. I would have thought that would be taught in law school, starting one's very first semester, but it's not. I've asked a couple of attorneys about this, and they said that yes indeed, that's they way it works in their profession.