On 16 June 2010 11:37, Deirdre Shell <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like your advice. I'm helping a young company set up a ROR team > from entry level to Senior A/P.
Firstly, I'd query why there has been a choice of any technology platform without anyone of experience to decide? Normally, I'd expect the CTOs platform of experience is what's plumbed for. What's the rationale for RoR? (not that it's necessarily a bad choice! ;-) > What are your thoughts: > Is this a well exploited technology in Scotland/UK? In Scotland, you might try to ask at http://rubaidh.com/company - although they may not be inclined to respond if you're starting a competitor! In the rest of the UK there does seem to be a fair spread of us, but it is a small pool. > If a CS grad, is it difficult to pick up - how long would you think it > takes to become proficient? Very few people I have met are straight to Ruby/RoR from uni. The majority have arrived after a period of their career and are thus quite senior. As far as CS grads (or self-taught techies) are concerned, you may find yourself in the position of having to teach them everything - even re-teach a some of what they've covered in their courses - from HTML, CSS upwards. But on the flip side (and I worked with one guy like this) very bright people *can* pick stuff up very quickly. > Thanks in advance for any insights shared. If you'd consider temporary help - even consultation advice while you set up your team. Feel free to get in touch directly - I'm a freelance developer. Regards -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
