tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288641086087262491.post4679156793730573230..comments2008-03-12T22:45:01.017-05:00Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11854459261926460313noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288641086087262491.post-87222367544840655672008-03-12T22:45:00.000-05:002008-03-12T22:45:00.000-05:00And by the way, I love the motto of sucking less every year. I recently told my friends that I think I suck at my job and they kept trying to convince me otherwise. But I think it's a good thing to realize early on in your career -- that way you can try to suck less...I'm already working on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288641086087262491.post-43346300009888639212008-03-12T22:39:00.000-05:002008-03-12T22:39:00.000-05:00I agree with you, I always think it's ridiculous when they ask for something like 10 years experience, unless they're looking to fill a management position. Are you really going to become a better programmer after that 6th or 7th year? The fact is that if you don't keep up with changing technologies, you could actually become worse! I would much rather hire someone who takes the time to be a good software engineer then someone who has been sitting at the same job for 10 years and probably not learning much new stuff. Wanda, I never programmed on my own time and I think that it's made me fall behind. Maybe if your job is very demanding, you can keep up just by going to work but unfortunately I have found out the hard way that this is just not enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288641086087262491.post-59297742520620067262008-02-17T18:38:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:38:00.000-06:00"they dont' code on their own time for fun"<BR/><BR/>maybe because they use the time to exercise and get healthy.<BR/><BR/>your fun is not their fun.<BR/><BR/>if you think you're a better developer because of you code in your own time for fun... that's narrow minded.Wandanoreply@blogger.com