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I don't see this happening
good engineers are good engineers; perhaps shoddy media engineers
will be washed out of the process more quickly than shoddy
programmers so perhaps you'll see this situation influence salary
spreads since "bad aesthetics" speak louder than bad code. i got my
job because I do mathematics and software; another engineer got his
job because he does data models and software.

the sort of programmer you describe sounds like an "application
assistant." when I was contracting at IBM, I met hundreds of these
folks who would prep Lotus Notes databases, manage the users of
their application, etc... and it didn't take a lot of commitment
or require much knowledge.

for software engineers who like diving into other rolls, I think there's
an opportunity for them.

coders and "media engineers" face the same fate since the poorer
"media engineers" will be replaced by canned software systems. as an
example, iWork can spit out Flash or PDF based presentations from
their presentation app.

the harder problem is "low hanging fruit" since innovation is hard and
the internet allows everyone to jump aboard when it comes knocking.

the problem is always the same: "think outside the box."
Posted by: mistermachine   Posted on: 07/29/09  (Edited: 07/29/2009 @ 06:20) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I don't see this happening  mistermachine | 07/29/09
Media Engineer - the new webmaster?  a.barry@... | 07/31/09
A fellow Safari user..  a.barry@... | 07/31/09
RE: Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer  dahowlett ZDNet Moderator | 07/29/09
RE: Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer  onepersonsopinion@... | 07/29/09
I do agree - just look at job description for top level engineers  daniel.pereznet | 07/29/09
thats EVERY technical job  onepersonsopinion@... | 07/29/09
Posted by clueless companies who think people are programmed machines  HypnoToad72 | 07/30/09
RE: you changed the subject  mistermachine | 07/29/09
I disagree on several levels  cramjacker | 07/29/09
And companies look for lower cost to keep investors satisfied,  HypnoToad72 | 07/30/09
RE: Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer  DiverTom | 07/29/09
I totally Agree  micealgallagher | 07/29/09
"for a fraction of what it used to cost"???  LBiege | 07/29/09
Mono-skilled "coders" have always been on shaky ground  JohnMcGrew@... | 07/30/09
Then, I must be the ultimate media engineer  adornoe@... | 07/30/09
Love it  Andrew Mager ZDNet Moderator | 07/30/09
Expand on that. What is your specialty?  adornoe@... | 07/30/09
How about focusing on just getting journalism right first, eh Tom?  adrock31 | 07/30/09
Let's just try focusing on getting the journalism right, ok Tom?  adrock31 | 07/30/09
RE: Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer  erik.kokkonen@... | 07/31/09
RE: Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer  MediaEngineer | 07/31/09
RE: Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer  leo.sorge@... | 07/31/09
where's my flying car?  DErentzen | 07/31/09
Nonsense  josephmartins | 08/07/09

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