I second it. I am personally disturbed by the trend of people like Bill Gates & Will.i.am (I do not recalll both having programmed something) claiming that programming is easy and everyone should do it. I have faced alot of issue where idiot managers think that mastering right-click and double-click is close to mastering programming. I was told in 1999 that MS Frontpage will make web developers & designers obsolete. The last thing we need is people claiming that you can become a software developer in couple of weeks.
Software Development(Programming & Testing) is a science that needs a understanding of systems. Coding is a BIT simpler process. I have experience teaching my friend programming in school and collage. May be I am a bad teacher, but I feel its a complex process and couple or weeks is too less of a time. Learning syntax will take just hours but writing readable and extendable code in the most efficient manager is what ensures a steady paycheck.
DBA admin is also a rather under-rated job.
I too suggest Level 1 & 2 IT support for starters. Testing & QA also seems like a easy to learn process.
