as far as getting one's name out, i have to agree. i've written a bunch of tutorials for easycfm.com (also spend a good deal of time in their forum answering questions). two very cool things that have come of my time spent there:
1) i got an email for a $20 amazon.com gift certificate. i forget the sender's name (still have it at home), but apparently he was surfing the web looking for the solution to a particular problem (he didn't specify the problem). he came across my answer on the easycfm forums to a similar question, and found it to be in-depth and accurate. he stated that he thought help like that had gone the way of the dodo. forget the $20 (which was nice), but the confirmation of the fact that i was able to help somebody out just really made me feel great.
2) i was on amazon.com looking at the ColdFusion MX Bible. apparently amazon now has sponsored web links. i like to think i'm familiar with (or at least aware of) most of the CF sites out there. well, they fed me up one that i had never heard of, so i clicked on it. the site had some 'best practices' in CF. i always find it intriguing to read about best practices, as it's such a subjective area. so i start reading. he starts off by stating just that...that these are what he feels are best practices, and they're all subjective (yadda yadda). i agree. as i'm getting into the actual best practices, i find that i'm nodding my head in agreement, thinking "i agree with this one, this one..." (i'm thinking this guy's a genius). about halfway thru, i realize that it's *my* article (one of my tutorials on easycfm.com). he did give me credit up top, which i had completely skipped over to jump right into the actual article. i couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the day, thinking that somebody thought my work was good enough to repost.
there have been other advantages to 'getting the name out'. a CF newsletter (coldfusionpronews.com) asked permission to reprint one of my tutorials for their newsletter (they reprinted one that i absolutely hate, but it was still cool to be asked). i occassionally get 'thank you' e-mails from people either in response to one of my tutorials, or responses in the forums, which is nice. And of course, it just feels good to help others out. not to mention the fact helping/teaching others only strengthens my own skills. if a question is asked that i don't know, i look it up. or if it's something i do know, explaining it to somebody else gives me a better understanding of it.
charlie
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Dinowitz
To: CF-Community
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: "I'm not racist"
I think he meant answering for myself. Personally, I think everyone should
put code, lessons, articles or something out there to both help the
community and get their name out. Just being able to mention it on a resume
alone is worth it.
That being said, anyone want to write an article for FA? :)
> why would Michael be able to tell them what you've done for the (cf)
community?
>
> (i'm sorry...i can't seem to help myself)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeffry Houser
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:26 AM
> Subject: Re: "I'm not racist"
>
>
> I'd like to think that posting here wouldn't hurt chances of getting a
> job (but you never know).
>
> I just got back from an interview. The company didn't respond to
> e-mails, so I gave them a call. I got a phone interview on the spot and
> ended up meeting them today.
>
> The question they asked on the phone interview:
>
> "What have you done for the (cf) community?"
>
> Michael, I'm sure that there is no one better suited to answer that
than
> you.
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