Comments on: The unsung key to programmer success http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/ Programming productively with open-source tools Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:49:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Eric Wendelin http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2746 Eric Wendelin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:04:08 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2746 Oh, thanks a bunch! I totally forgot to fix that when moving my twitter account. Oh, thanks a bunch! I totally forgot to fix that when moving my twitter account.

]]> By: Giorgio Sironi http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2744 Giorgio Sironi Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:04:28 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2744 I'm already following you, but you should change hte link in point III as it's no longer active. :) I’m already following you, but you should change hte link in point III as it’s no longer active. :)

]]> By: Orn http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2123 Orn Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:21:28 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2123 Great post Eric, I for one need to do more networking, guilty as charged :) Great post Eric, I for one need to do more networking, guilty as charged :)

]]> By: Lamnk http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2110 Lamnk Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:21:35 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2110 The title should be changed to "business success", or "career success" The title should be changed to “business success”, or “career success”

]]> By: Eric Wendelin http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2109 Eric Wendelin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:29:35 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2109 @Qup: I think you're missing the point here. Of course applicants must be qualified to be hired. The difference is that often people know of open positions in their dept. much sooner. They will also have a better idea of what they're looking for than what any public advertisement will say. Sure working on OSS is important to improve programming skill, but I wouldn't dare turn away a genius who hasn't done so as long as that person demonstrates good ability. @Qup:
I think you’re missing the point here. Of course applicants must be qualified to be hired. The difference is that often people know of open positions in their dept. much sooner. They will also have a better idea of what they’re looking for than what any public advertisement will say.

Sure working on OSS is important to improve programming skill, but I wouldn’t dare turn away a genius who hasn’t done so as long as that person demonstrates good ability.

]]> By: Qup http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2107 Qup Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:10:54 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2107 Show me the source code of your (open source) projects. If it's not good enough, I'll never hire you, no matter how brown your elbows are. Show me the source code of your (open source) projects. If it’s not good enough, I’ll never hire you, no matter how brown your elbows are.

]]> By: Yert http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2105 Yert Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:49:56 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2105 One thing I would definitely add is to read, and then comment on other people's blogs. This applies to many, many areas, and not just programing. If you are familiar with your area of interest (by reading what people in that area have to say) and then contribute back, people will follow you. One thing I would definitely add is to read, and then comment on other people’s blogs. This applies to many, many areas, and not just programing. If you are familiar with your area of interest (by reading what people in that area have to say) and then contribute back, people will follow you.

]]> By: Utkarsh Verma http://eriwen.com/opinion/key-to-programmer-success/#comment-2104 Utkarsh Verma Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:49:18 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=435#comment-2104 This is very tru... I have been blogging since last couple of years and believe me it takes a lot of patience to get first 10000 hits and still after 2 years or so i have close to 80k hits... It needs really good posts or a great network to get what one wants... Its too difficult to maintain a blog... there have been many times i got drifted away but there was some thing that always attracted me to my blog and every now and then i keep posting about new issues... still there are just 3 posts on my blog that draw maximum traffic [more than 90%] rest all post are viewed very less... I believe that some day my blog wud generate more than 1000 hits per day... my blog > http://mtaram.wordpress.com This is very tru… I have been blogging since last couple of years and believe me it takes a lot of patience to get first 10000 hits and still after 2 years or so i have close to 80k hits… It needs really good posts or a great network to get what one wants… Its too difficult to maintain a blog… there have been many times i got drifted away but there was some thing that always attracted me to my blog and every now and then i keep posting about new issues… still there are just 3 posts on my blog that draw maximum traffic [more than 90%] rest all post are viewed very less…
I believe that some day my blog wud generate more than 1000 hits per day…
my blog > http://mtaram.wordpress.com

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