On Jul 24, 7:17 pm, Brian Piercy <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been playing with RoR for about 2 years. Bought all the books,
> built prototypes for at least a dozen apps, follow the online
> discussions, and have a good basic understanding of things.
>
> The challenge is that SW design hasn't been my full time occupation
> for several years. I'm thinking about making the jump, but would like
> to find a way of certifying that I can be a productive member of the
> community. It's a risk for a company to hire a programmer without a
> portfolio. Any suggestions?
Well first off, as long as you can show that you're generally a smart
guy with the right mindset that may be enough (that's been the usual
way in which the company I work for hires people).
That said any or all of:
- contributions to relevant open source projects (existing (eg rails)
or you own
- write your own apps. Scratch that itch you've always had
- track record of speaking at conferences, local user groups etc
- writing articles (whether on your own blog or elsewhere) about
relevant topics (doesn't need to be 'how to prove the four colour
theorem' - showing that you can effectively communicate even basic
skills shows a decent mastery of the topic)
- (I'm sure others will think of things to fill this space)
would in my opinion go along way
Fred
Fred
>
> --BJP
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