Kieth wrote:


> Skills cross-pollinate and blossom in novel ways.
> Appreciating both hardware and software allows you
> to design each with the other in mind.
> My technical authoring skills allow me to prepare
> project proposals and technical reports well.
> A hobby interest in astronomy and satellites got me a job
> offer with a company writing satellite mission control
> software.

Like kieth, I program PICs day in and day out, but I could not do my
job without other skills:

Mountain climbing skills got me a job fixing alarm systems on top of
tall, tall storage tanks.  With a few ropes and a voltmeter I could
climb much more safely and efficiently than the other techs.

Experience in HVAC controls got me a lot of knowledge in heat
transfer and eventually led  to a job with an appliance company
making things that heat food.

Playing around with PICS making LED blinkies and other simple
circuits led to job programming them.  "CAN YOU PROGRAM
MICROPORCESSORS?" they asked.  "YUP!" I said, gulping.  "THEN HERE"S
YOUR BENCH!" they said.  "Oh SH___" I thought, expletive deleted,
"Now I'll have to do this for real!"


Best Regards,

Lawrence Lile