Re: SIGIA-L: tomorrow's architect (was: Is Rome burning?)

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Alyssa hurd wrote:
> Unfortunately, companies are now in the position to roll three jobs into
> one (IA, Creative, Developer) and try to get away with it.

then Dan Saffer said:
SD> I think we need to face the fact that smaller (non-technology)
SD> organizations (especially non-profits) are always going to need
SD> jack-of-all trade types, simple because they don't have the money
SD> (and, arguably the need) to hire three distinct people to build
SD> their web site. And that's fine. There are people out there who
SD> are interested and can do all three. Perhaps not well, but perhaps
SD> well enough.

the latest installment of jjg's ongoing series, ia/recon, discusses
this very thing, and the realities of the job market, today and
tomorrow:
<http://www.jjg.net/ia/recon/#part5>

best regards,
rcb

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