I just wanted to thank all of you guys for the sound advice. I met with the boss about this and she and I are going to try some of the things you've suggested.
Just to set the record straight - I don't mind this guy's enthusiasm, I just don't know how to reel it in so that it is constructive rather than destructive. I'll keep the list updated. I guess this is just as good for me as it is for him. I've got to learn how to deal with difficult people in my professional life someday. In all the positions I've ever held to this point in my life, I've been the guy low on the totem pole. Not that I'm any bigwig or anything, but I'm the programmer guy in the office with the most seniority, so now I have to help out with the newbies. Fun for all! Thanks! Ray Ken Ketsdever wrote: > Ray, > > Teach the kid to use the validator as part of your standards. Let him > know that the first thing you are going to do is run his code through a > validator, so he might want to validate his code first. > > You might point him towards section 508 accessibility standards as > another aspect of your standards. > > Take some widget you've built (something that looks simple, but is > really quite complicated) put it up on a site so he can use it but not > see the CF code. Ask him to reproduce it with his newly acquired > mastery of CF. > > > He's confident, not a horrible trait, just needs to be reeled in a > little. Let him screw something up, then sit down with him and work > through it together showing him other (better) ways of doing it. Then > assign him a task where he can use something you just taught him. > > Ken > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176092 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
