Re: techniques in use today and tomorrow

At 12:24 AM 05/18/2000 -1000, Lady Wistfulee wrote:
>When perusing a jobs site I came across listing after listing that specified
>an unholy list of skills expected in a "web designer", the most flagrant
>expectations were from one company that listed its expectations as follows:
>"...experience with the following:

Yikes!


>As a relative newbie, how can I hope to learn, much less master all of that
>without giving up the rest of all my waking hours devoted to learning such
>an immense body of material??

Simple... you don't!  ;-)  Determine what you like to do, what you are good 
at and excel at it.  There is no humanly way possible that anyone can do 
all that - and if they can, they are very rare and can write their own 
ticket (they also don't have a life - and we all want a life, having a life 
is good).  The deal with this gig is many employers just throw up buzz 
words - they have no idea that there are separate and distinct disciplines 
involved.  From local newspapers to online job sites, I see descriptions of 
folks that most likely don't exist all the time.

So, do what you enjoy and want to excel at and partner with folks who can 
fill the gaps. Even after you narrow your focus, you still be learning 
every day - and if you enjoy learning and the quest for knowledge, the 
Internet is a wonderful thing!  ;-)


/j

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