I agree..........it's much better to find out for yourself by looking in
books/ help files, etc....if you have no joy then ask fellow developers.
However.......
I think that we may be being a bit harsh - As Jim says we don't know how
good people are who post questions here. We also don't know how much time
he has spent looking for the answer (all be it in the wrong places). What
seems obvious to some of us may seem impossible to others. I know that as a
SQL programmer a lot of the SQL questions I get asked by CF developers (and
see on this forum!) are trivial but I answer them all the same (and basic
SQL knowledge is, or should be, a requirement for CF developers) as should
anyone who knows the answer as one day we'll be asking questions that are
trivial to others and I'd want them answering!
I also think that the prospect of giving someone a written warning for
asking trivial questions is entering a whole world of pain.....but good luck
to you!
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 09 March 2001 10:39
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: CF substring?
> Who says he's a professional developer, or that anyone even pays him to
> write code? Damned glad to see you'd know how to handle the situation,
> though.
It's still easier to look into documentation for something that simple than
to ask a list which can take 5-10 minutes (at a minimum to respond)
We have actually got rid of a developer who never looked in books or on-line
documentation and asked for help about everything
A typical question was "How do I change the background color on a page?"
when they were meant to know HTML
I can understand asking questions which aren't readily available in the
documentation within a few minutes of searching, but asking questions like
this is just plain lazy
Philip Arnold
Director
Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
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