I am not entirely sure how old I was when IBM released the "PC" but I do remember my family getting one for the office out of our house. Guess if I were to lookup the year they released that then I could use some of the advanced math skills I learned in college to figure out my age at the time.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Angeli Wahlstedt <[email protected]>wrote: > This is gonna date me, but computer camps didn’t exist when I was 9. > Neither did personal computers, come to think of it. J > > > > n Angeli > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Aaron Rouse > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:18 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [houcfug] Re: Are you a good programmer? > > > > You got to go to computer camp?!?!?! We just got to sit at home and mess > with BASIC and Assembly and a handful of other things we could get our hands > on. > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 1:03 PM, John M Bliss <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Another interesting point the author makes is that a good programmer should > be programming before college. > > > When I was, like, 8 or 9 and all my friends were going to normal summer > camp, I was attending "computer camp" and learning the joy of BASIC. My mom > kept the paper with my little kid handwriting, in crayon: > > 10 do something > 20 do something else > 30 GOTO 10 > etc > > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Angeli Wahlstedt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Interesting. Many things on the list make sense, and I'm glad that the > author pointed out that certification (such as MSCE) doesn't mean you are > good at what you do. I'd also suggest that one look at the prospect's job > history as well. It seems to me that in general, a good programmer almost > always stays employed. (Yeah, there are exceptions like recessions where > even the best programmer can get laid off, et cetera, but you know what I > mean.) > > Another interesting point the author makes is that a good programmer should > be programming before college. I suppose there is some truth in this -- I > had done programming for 3 years before I entered college -- but some > people > don't discover their passion until after college. I know one guy who > started > off as a technical writer, but ended being one of the best programmers > around. (He had took up web design, which led to web development, which in > turn led to other programming languages.) At one company I worked at, one > guy started off in sales but then found out he loved databases and through > a > combination of self-education and training courses, became a kick-*ass DBA. > > -- Angeli > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Seth Bienek > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [houcfug] Are you a good programmer? > > > > Once in a while, I am asked to evaluate another developer. Here are the > guidelines I generally use: > > http://www.inter-sections.net/2007/11/13/how-to-recognise-a-good-programmer/ > > I wanted to share this with the group, because I think it's critical for us > to periodically take a step back and evaluate ourselves through the eyes of > a hiring manager, or our boss, or a prospective business partner. If we > don't like what we see, it is up to us to tune-up the areas we need work > in. > > > This is so important, especially in these uncertain times. > > Enjoy. > > Seth > > > > > > > > -- > > John Bliss > IT Professional > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jbliss > > > > > > > -- > Aaron Rouse > http://www.happyhacker.com/ > > > > > -- Aaron Rouse http://www.happyhacker.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
