Christian McArthur found his way onto the mainframe through a back door of sorts. The 32-year-old was a student at Texas State University two years ago. Texas State doesn't have a mainframe curriculum, but faculty there nonetheless promoted an
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IBM-sponsored contest
called "Master the Mainframe." Never having seen or worked with a mainframe before, McArthur
decided to give it a shot and ended up coming in fifth out of about 1,000 contestants. The next
year, he received fourth place. And since then, he's been hooked on the platform. In these videos,
McArthur discusses his introduction to the platform, mainframe job prospects for recent graduates
and how more universities can incoroporate mainframe curricula into the classroom.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (MORE VIDEOS BELOW):
McArthur's introduction to the mainframe
(1:12)
What McArthur plans to study at Texas A&M
(0:34)
Mainframe job outlook for graduates
(0:18)
MacArthur's changing mainframe attitude
(0:28)
McArthur discusses how to increase mainframe
awareness in academia (1:10)
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