I know a while back Google used to request python skills when they were
hiring java folks. They didn't actually need python to do their job - it
just meant they attracted the kind of developers who venture outside their
regular programming world, which is what they were really after. Mind you
they
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Ashley Moran
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On 9 Sep 2008, at 13:28, Dan North wrote:
I know a while back Google used to request python skills when they were
hiring java folks. They didn't actually need python to do their job - it
just meant they attracted the kind
On Sep 08, 2008, at 1:09 am, Pat Maddox wrote:
btw, a job ad that would catch my eye would be one that lists the
tools you
use, what open source contributions you've made to them, and what
other
open source stuff you've done in the form of plugins, mini apps,
whatever.
Hi Pat, Mark,
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Ashley Moran
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But what things make a job appealing? What technologies, skills, practices
and methodologies make for a good BDD role?
Just mentioning BDD is good. It's easily searched for, and if you indicate
that it's not just a
RSpec is a tool, it should be in face *minimally* (yes, this is important!)
A job description that mentioned RSpec explicitly would signal a red flag
to me.
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Mark Wilden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Ashley Moran
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On Sep 7, 2008, at 7:21 PM, Bryan Liles wrote:
RSpec is a tool, it should be in face *minimally* (yes, this is
important!) A job description that mentioned RSpec explicitly
would signal a red flag to me.
Not at all! A mention of RSpec would be a great thing. In fact, it's
one of the
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Bryan Liles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
RSpec is a tool, it should be in face *minimally* (yes, this is important!)
A job description that mentioned RSpec explicitly would signal a red flag
to me.
BDD, Ruby on Rails, and OOP are just tools, too. They are each
Bryan Liles [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
RSpec is a tool, it should be in face *minimally* (yes, this is important!)
A
job description that mentioned RSpec explicitly would signal a red flag to me.
I'm with Scott Mark on this one. Tools matter, and good developers
usually have strong
