JPGroup -- the voice of the programmers

Programmers at JPGroup's monthly meet

Ashik was speaking at a gathering of the 'Java Programmers Monthly Meet', where noted programmers of the country were present.

"We aim to initiate a panel from our group who would act as the proper intermediary agency between programmers and employers," he added.

The planned panel will have honorary members, consisting of faculty members from the CSc departments of these institutions.

The group plans to have chapters at various universities, which would collaborate with career placement offices. All Computer Science students would maintain a portfolio of the projects and internships and programs that he or she has developed over four years of university study. The portfolio and academic background of the student will be judged by the panel and will be submitted to the firms needing the expertise of such programmers and IT architects.

The group primarily discussed the various problems currently affecting post-graduate and graduate computer science (CSs) students.

It was pointed out that annually over a thousand students graduate from different universities all over the nation. Owing to nepotism and red tape, most graduates are deprived of appropriate careers.

As a result, many disillusioned students are moving abroad to complete their post-graduate degrees or find jobs.

"If such students could be retained, they would be an essential tool towards the development of our nation in various sectors, as far as information communication technology (ICT) is concerned," said Ashik.

The Java Programmers Monthly Meet was held at THERAP (Bd) Limited, a subsidiary of THERAP Services, LLC, based in the USA.

JPGroup is an email-based forum initiated in late August of 2003. The forum's membership is comprised of 187 local computer programmers and IT architects.

They blamed the lack of proper intermediary agencies for the recruitment of such personnel to various employee-seeking firms.

In an effort to increase communication and encourage extensive knowledge sharing, JPGroup is planning to start a network of programmers consisting of students from various universities that would increase communication and lead toward extensive knowledge-sharing.

"We would like to have a more hands-on approach to encourage CSc students to stick to their respective majors and in turn, aid the nation as a whole," said Haque.

The group owns a blog at http://jpgroup.blog-city.com and further information can be found by contacting the group at jpgroup@yahoogroups.com.