wow... take it easy guys. Let's try to avoid personal attacks.
On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Neal Clark <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >>> <330.gif> >>> , 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. > > > -- -- 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. 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