I see where your coming from. I suppose (if the person worked for me)
it would have to depend on this persons skillset, and what type of
questions they were asking (or not asking).
At 11:14 AM 03/09/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>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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