5 must-have IT skills of the future

[dequadin]

5 must-have IT skills of the future (http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/5-must-have-it-skills-the-future-883?page=0,0&source=rss_infoworld_news)

For the tldr amongst us:


Analyzing data
Understanding risk
Mastering robotics
Securing information
Running the network


Generally I agree with this list...

[xrapidx]

Mastering robotics sounds fun...

Running THE network? As in matrix? :D

[The_Librarian]

Option 3 I still have to master :D

[OldCrowEW]

Then again, if Vernor Vinge is correct about the "Singularity" robots/AI could master US instead. The new AI masters will then need to practice their skills of the future:

1. Analysing Human data (many WTF moments there I reckon)
2. Understanding humans (good luck there AI's, especially with women)
3. Mastering humanity (perhaps...)
4. Securing information (from the pesky humans)
5. Running the network, er matrix, uhm... Earth

[FarligOpptreden]

Well, I can mark at least 3 out of those 5 on my tick list...

[wishblade]

Could be knowcking the last one off that list in the near future: ...the robotics one. Already got me some books, going through the basics these days... ;)

[sn3rd]

So I'm pretty much sorted with 5/5 then? :D

[midrange]

0/5 :cool:

[Raithlin]

Here's a view from a different angle: http://jobsblog.com/blog/top-three-new-tech-majors/

Again, for the tl;dr (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tl%3Bdr)'s :-
My list of the Top Three hottest academic areas [to major in] for a future career in tech:

Data Mining/Machine Learning/AI/Natural Language Processing
Business Intelligence/Competitive Intelligence
Analytics/Statistics – specifically Web Analytics, A/B Testing and statistical analysis

[Viper25]

4/5

[shakes1]

Robotics, robotics... Oh how can I comprehend thee... Lol