Awesome question Marcus. I feel like I am in a similar boat as you. Along with everything mentioned I think three things would help. 1. Blogging about development (don't knock it before you try it) ** Blogging for me is more about understanding my code and sharing than it is "getting my name out there". ** Although you think your code is simple (simple code is usually good code right?) if you shared some of it I am sure someone will find it useful sooner or later. 2. Starting your own projects. ** At my job I work on applications, but I never really have to worry about configuring databases,application servers, JVMs, etc. The company's network department does all that for me. I think trying to develop your own open source or proprietary CFML applications will force you to learn a lot about all the other pieces that make CFML work. 3. Go to CFML conferences & events like ocfs. I can't tell you how cool OCFS was for me. I learned a lot from some of the guys in this group. Although it can be expensive if you're looking for a job there's no better place to network than where other CFML developers and CFML dependent companies are.
Thanks, Aaron On May 29, 2:50 pm, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd dig into Microsoft's Visio. It's a standard among engineers and planners. > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:47 PM, MarcusF <[email protected]> wrote: > > I haven't done much with CFCs and OO, so there's definitely something to > > have a go at. > > > Never even touched flowchart software, do you have any suggestions on > > specific software? > > > On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:55:47 PM UTC-5, Jason Allen wrote: > > >> You may also want to brush up on flowchart software, and any idea > >> presentation tools in case you are working with other programmers and > >> need to communicate your ideas. > > >> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Alan Holden wrote: > >> > Get into CFC files (he paraphrased, in an effort to get Sean Cornfield > >> > to > >> > chime in - as he can probably cut and paste some of the stuff he's > >> > posted to > >> > the LinkedIn boards on topics like this). > > >> > CFC's - as used in frameworks for example - are like Java beans; and > >> > understanding their usage in true object oriented architecture is a > >> > valuable > >> > skill. When hiring managers see that you've been self taught (like me), > >> > you'll need to attack a common (mis)perception that self-taught CF > >> > developers don't know Java, OO theory and design patterns by the "gang > >> > of > >> > four" (more examples). > > >> > Al > > >> > On 5/28/2012 10:38 PM, MarcusF wrote: > > >> >> Does any of you CFML gurus and old-timers have any advice on where I > >> >> should spend my time expanding? > > >> >> (snipped) > > >> > -- > >> > online documentation:http://openbd.org/manual/ > >> >http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en > > > -- > > online documentation:http://openbd.org/manual/ > >http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en -- online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
