On 2011-09-26, at 10:14 AM, David LeBer wrote: > > On 2011-09-26, at 1:05 PM, Ramsey Gurley wrote: > >> >> On Sep 26, 2011, at 3:57 AM, Jim Kinsey wrote: >> >>> The last time I did any interviewing for developers, we ended up with some >>> devs who really did not want to engage with WO on any level, no matter how >>> they came across in the interview. Years of complaining about WO, misusing >>> it in ways which hurt the performance of the system (as the last remaining >>> experienced WO developer I often ended up wading in to sort it out) and >>> then blaming it on WO without having made the least attempt to learn it >>> properly... >> >> Unfortunately, using WO doesn't make one a great programmer (^_^) Misused, >> WO is just as awful as any other solution. If anything, WO provides ample >> opportunity for misuse because there is so much of WO/Wonder to learn. >> >> Some devs just don't want to learn. They prefer to reinvent, poorly.
The unwritten story, though, is that if you choose NOT to reinvent, but to always look for the existing solution where possible, a lone developer can do an unbelievable amount with WebObjects, Wonder and D2W. It does, however, require a willingness to learn. Not everyone seems to have that innate desire. David > > Agreed. > > I don't know how many times I've heard the "this is stupid, just tell me how > to get a jdbc connection" comment. > > -- > David LeBer > Codeferous Software > 'co-def-er-ous' adj. Literally 'code-bearing' > site: http://codeferous.com > blog: http://davidleber.net > profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidleber > twitter: http://twitter.com/rebeld > -- > Toronto Area Cocoa / WebObjects developers group: > http://tacow.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/programmingosx%40mac.com > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
