I apologize if I'm being opaque.
I think you're full of shit. On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 2:47 AM, Neal Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > What specifically is your definition of "the extras"? > please describe your experience as a software engineer, or ninja, or ninja > rockstar, or rockstar. > where did you learn your licks or star-throwing abilities, and how long did > you use them? > On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 2:43 AM, Josh Fox <[email protected]> wrote: >> Neal, thanks for taking the poll. >> The silly terminology was all tongue-in-cheek [?] , and yes, I tried hard >> to keep it short-and-sweet. >> As for the ridiculous term "IT peasant" (I think I made that up): I >> actually think that quite a few top developers *don't* do the "extras." >> They focus on doing their jobs well, learn new skills and meet colleagues >> in the context of their jobs. But the relative proportion of each type is >> an interesting question that I'm trying to learn more about. >> Josh >> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Neal Clark <[email protected]>wrote: >>> I took your idiotic, reductive, manager-fashion-word survey. I'm an "IT >>> Peasant," apparently. >>> >>> I guess I should publish more open source code. I should apparently obsess >>> over it, so as to gain the interest in know-nothings. >>> >>> for those who haven't taken the survey, the questionnaire places all of >>> us into 1 of 3 categories: >>> >>> 1. "Ninja Rockstar" >>> 2. "Rockstar" >>> 3. "IT Peasont" >>> >>> (vomit, on all three counts) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 2:08 AM, Josh Fox <**[email protected]** >>> ="mailto:[email protected]";>> wrote: >>> >>>> *> As a nice follow up, when you article is up can you ping the thread >>>> again?* >>>> >>>> Yup, I'll do that. >>>> >>>> Josh >>>> >>>> Writer: *Business >>>> Insider<http://blog.fiveyearitch.com/p/three-articles-fiveyearitch-business.html> >>>> /Brazen Careerist <http://blog.brazencareerist.com/author/joshfox/>* >>>> Founder, *FiveYearItch.com <http://fiveyearitch.com/>* >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Zach g <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> As a nice follow up, when you article is up can you ping the thread >>>>> again? Would love to read the results. >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 13, 2013, at 3:00 AM, Josh Fox <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> For an article I'm writing (for Brazen Careerist/Business Insider), I'd >>>>> like to ask: >>>>> >>>>> Do you do the ninja thing -- pardon the gawdawful expression* ☺* ? >>>>> >>>>> How common is it really to commit open-source code, rack up >>>>> StackOverflow karma, and continually learn new technologies? Or do people >>>>> just "do their jobs"? >>>>> >>>>> I'm guessing that a small proportion of active bloggers gives us an >>>>> exaggerated sense of these things; or maybe it really is common. >>>>> >>>>> I put together a *quick three-question >>>>> poll*<http://blog.fiveyearitch.com/p/for-article-for-brazen.html>. >>>>> I made it to be fun to answer, and when you do it, you can see where you >>>>> stand. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Josh >>>>> >>>>> Writer: *Business >>>>> Insider<http://blog.fiveyearitch.com/p/three-articles-fiveyearitch-business.html> >>>>> /Brazen Careerist <http://blog.brazencareerist.com/author/joshfox/>* >>>>> Founder, *FiveYearItch.com <http://fiveyearitch.com/>* >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> SD Ruby mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "SD Ruby" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> -- >>> SD Ruby mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "SD Ruby" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> -- >> SD Ruby mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "SD Ruby" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
