This is one thing you can observe among IT grads these days. Whether its a reason of plain ignorance and preference, Linuxes and unixes haven't made such a good stride among our lads. Where Linuxes, BSDs and opensource have gained to much popularity in other countries like India and Brazil, here in Phils particularly in Cebu is quite the opposite. This is a pressing problem when IT companies hire fresh grads, there is just a few who have the experience or skills in Unix environment. IT companies have to invest time and resources for training.
There are several factors on this issue, one can be rooted in the failure of IT schools and universities in introducing and integrating Linuxes, BSDs and opensource at their curriculum. Students were not given much choices and exposure to these stuffs. IT schools and universities serve are playgrounds for students to learn the Unix world. These institutions must priorities and give particular importance in teaching the necessary skills set upon by the IT industry. While its still a windows world out there, having skills in Unix could be ones weapon when applying for a job. Known companies such as NEC, Lexmark, Exist and Epson pay particular attention to applicants who have background in Unix. Thats really a big plus!
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In my school, learning basic computer operations means learning Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Learning OOP means learning Java. Learning computer graphics means learning Adobe Photoshop. Meh, I'm not surprised. We need to update our curriculum. =)
Yeah, It's kinda disappointing. When I was studying, Luckily, I was able to do my own research than relying on the School Activities and lessons. I'm always do in advance things, and always do new things, like advance programming, etc. Even though if some of us doing advanced stuff, I believe it's not even enough compare it with High-Tech Schools from other countries. Our country needs some upgrading.
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