And what ever happened after our interview, Russ? I can't remember. Paolo
> -----Original Message----- > From: Snake Hollywood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 January 2004 17:39 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CF Salaries > > > LOL, that reminds me of a job I turned down because they > didn't seem to have > a clue what they were doing. > They said they used fusebox and that I nee dot know it, when > I asked them > why, they didn't have a clue. > > I actually told the guy, sorry I am not looking for a job as > a nursemaid. > > Russ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 12 January 2004 16:07 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CF Salaries > > > > > > > As always the Jobs that require CF like skills (scripting) > > > always suffer. > > > > > > As you guys know its not rocket science to make a CFM page. > > > What is difficult is writing Code that is : Organised / > > > Readable & Re-usable. > > > > But that isn't the most important thing. Writing code that > > works is the main task (imho). Being able to write code that > > works AND does the above is top quality code. ;) > > > > > Mostly, when hiring we look for other Important skills, which > > > any person off the street could not pick up easily (& > > > therefore blag an interview) such as Java, OOP, Unix (simple > > > tasks), SQL. > > > > I do agree with this... > > > > However, I remember going for interview and being asked a > > completely silly Javascript question. Something about > > clearing an array to reuse it (although tbh I couldn't see > > any reason to do this in the example they gave). I > > understood the question, knew the answer and gave it. They > > then went on to explain how wrong I was! I went back after > > the interview, checked up on websites/books etc. Found I was > > right and they were wrong. I was offered the contract with > > them, and decided not to take it. Why? Because if they > > couldn't ask the right questions, it was going to be a > > nightmare working environment. > > > > Moral of the story: If you ask a question at interview MAKE > > SURE YOU KNOW THE ANSWER FIRST! > > > > It doesn't help when the interviewee is much better at the > > job than the interviewer. > > > > > These skills tend to separate the coders that have picked up > > > CFM as they go along & those who are true professional coders. > > > > Quite agree. There aren't enough true professional coders > out there! > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > -- > > ** Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
