On 3/2/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To try out new technology for no other reason than to increase your own > skill set?
No. > I had to add delete functionality to this staff administration thing, so > they could delete staff (how do you forget to add that in the first time?). > I did it using a simple js/ajax thing, just to see how Ajax works, which is > BTW a real PITA to debug. I'd only see this as a problem if it introduced complexity and broke away from the standard of the application design, making it more difficult to maintain over time. > So what do you guys think? Is this unethical or not? Ethical to try new things. Possibly a bad decision in the long run if it makes the app less maintainable. > I don't see a problem with it, because I usually do stuff like this on my > own time, but I can see how an employer might. I think your employer should expect you to continually learn new things, on the clock or not. You can't just stop learning new things when at work, just like you can't stop from thinking about solutions to work problems while away from work. There are plenty of examples where I've thought of a solution to a work problem while in the shower or driving home from work. I don't bill for that time. On the flipside, I might spend time learning at work and might bill for it. As long as it's relevant, balanced, and you are getting the job done it all evens out in the end. -Cameron -- Cameron Childress Sumo Consulting Inc http://www.sumoc.com --- cell: 678.637.5072 aim: cameroncf email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198685 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
