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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveTownsend" data-source="post: 9850" data-attributes="member: 145">I am a professional programmer of 20 years standing who did my undergrad degree in mathematics, and moved from Microsoft to NYC three years ago to switch fields.  The move was for three reasons: 1. The programming work is more interesting and challenging when you add in the finance and math elements.  I could not see myself doing Windows systems programming for another 20 years without some added degree of difficulty/interest. 2. I expect to make a bigger and more stable income by combining the three elements (programming, math, finance) than just as a programmer.  So far this is working out well, but there is a continual need to stay in an area where your job cannot be sent somewhere cheaper.  Any company can hire 5-10 programmers offshore for the price of keeping one in NYC. 3. I wanted to be closer to the customer.  This used to be possible at Microsoft but over the past 7-8 years, many layers were introduced to isolate programmers from such annoying distractions. I don't agree with your statement about racial mix in the programs.  The Baruch class I entered (Fall 2007) has a mix of many different ethnicities.  I am interested in what empirical evidence you can provide to support your axiom that there are more Indians and Chinese in these programs (which ones?).  Remember many of those non-white students are more American than I am, even though I'm a multi-generational W.A.S.P.</blockquote>

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