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A young man who's studying computer science in college asked me for information regarding how to get an internship in the software industry. Here's what I told him :

There is great demand for programmers with a bit of experience. You just need to get a bit of the right (or desired) experience.

I think there are several ways to do this :

Here's a response to Open Source: The New College!

Although I have two bachelor's and one master's degree, I've been blogging for a while about the declining value of a college education.

I ran across the following article titled 'Why Top Colleges Squeeze You Dry' :
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB2000142405270230401740457516573097962917...

Here's a key entry which indicates how colleges set tuition prices :