> Oooo can I talk about node.js again? ;) Talk away, for me! On 23 April 2010 20:42, Ciaran <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Friday, April 23, 2010, doug livesey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would happily sit and talk JavaScript all day Doug. Give me a shout. > I'm no expert but been doing it a few years now and really enjoy it. Except > in IE6 :) > > > > > > You've said it now! > > When you say you're no expert, that's in the British, self-effacing, > secretly-really-an-expert-but-too-bashful-to-say-so way, right? ;) > > > > I'm spending a bit more time with JS as I play with Unity, but that's not > got some of the really cool features like closures, and it's rather more OO > (based on files), but still -- it's getting my fingers' JS fluency up! > > Oooo can I talk about node.js again? ;) > -cj > > > > Part of the problem with JS for me was testing, but Screw.Unit goes a > long way to fixing that for me. Actually, part of the problem in getting to > know any language or framework is that, now, I want to approach everything > from a BDD (or TDD at least) perspective, but that's just not how they are > taught. When all you have is a hammer, I guess ... > > > > > >> Part of the problem of being know as/selling yourself as a "Rails guy" > or whatever is that it emphasises the least important skill (knowledge of a > programming language/framework etc) and omits the most important skill > (being able to produce something that works properly and solves someone's > actual problem). I guess "Rails rockstar" is just about the most damning > description of a developer you could wish for... > > > > > > I *will* be quoting that! > > > > On 22 April 2010 20:54, Ashley Moran <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On 22 Apr 2010, at 8:10 PM, doug livesey wrote: > > > >> I still can't understand how anyone can code anything of any complexity > without BDD (or TDD or whatever flavour). I know it's possible -- I used to > do it, but hell if I can figure how. > > > > Part of the problem of being know as/selling yourself as a "Rails guy" or > whatever is that it emphasises the least important skill (knowledge of a > programming language/framework etc) and omits the most important skill > (being able to produce something that works properly and solves someone's > actual problem). I guess "Rails rockstar" is just about the most damning > description of a developer you could wish for... > > > > Just my 2 awesome cents. > > > > Ash > > > > -- > > http://www.patchspace.co.uk/ > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleymoran > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NWRUG" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nwrug-members%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NWRUG" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nwrug-members%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NWRUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nwrug-members%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NWRUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members?hl=en.
