I think the problem comes from this artificial attempt to glorify coders. We already know that what we do is challenging, and we know that we will be celebrated for outstanding work. I don't think we really need to be categorized as "rock stars" or whatever, much like a social media guy doesn't need to be called a "guru" just because they post a lot of stuff and make the front page of Reddit once in a while.
I look at it this way: nobody's going around saying sculptors or architects or biologists are "ninja pirates" just because they do well in their field. I know that there are a lot of developers that I'm better than, and I know that there are probably even more developers that are better than me. I'm just trying to make good stuff and let it speak for itself. I'm not looking to glorify myself with a crazy title and make myself sound like a nerd caricature from Big Bang Theory, when the respect of my clients and peers works just fine for me. Jarin On Thursday, June 13, 2013 3:00:54 AM UTC-7, Josh Fox 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.
