Thanks for your welcome Medic! Glad to see such a welcome.
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Medic <hofme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like how you don't seem the least bit full of yourself in your post. It's > refreshing to see someone who's actually accomplished something, unlike the > rest of us who are just hacks and five taggers. If Erika wants you trim down > your post you could start by dropping the first three extraneous paragraphs. > > P.S. Welcome. > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Brian Thornton > <vegasthorn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Ladies and Gentlemen- >> >> I am what the marketers and techno enthusiasts call an "Early >> Adopter". I typically pick up technology, information trends, >> marketing ideas ahead the pack. I am typical the one in my circle who >> is reached out to first when anything technology is referenced. If you >> aren't familiar with this term I suggest the book "the long tail". >> >> That said I'm having a challenge with something. With help of so many >> others, I tought myself ColdFusion in 1996, oracle in 2000, mysql in >> 2000, cisco in 2004, advanced javascript in 2006, flex in 2007 and now >> getting into advanced jquery with an emphasis on reusability. I am now >> 30. >> >> I consime and use what I learn daily and I don't see any other way of >> living. I am encouraged through creating... >> >> We now come the difference between my ideal and company ideals and >> questions of the 40 hour workweek. I have in the past and are >> approached by companies from two unique sides of a spectrum of what I >> call Immediate Gratification Development. >> >> 1) Small companies or entities that are looking for development they >> want an end product for but not something to be proud of as they are >> mostly budget driven looking for a final product that meets most of >> the goal. From the development side, this is something to pay the >> bills but not to write home to grandma Ben Forta about. Not complex >> but not usually repeatable. >> >> OR >> >> 2) Typically corporate/enterprise entities on the other side of the >> spectrum where maybe the project isn't engaging, but through a >> corporate tiered process, warm body method, or from an excess to not >> been competitive they just lack a turn around period that is the >> positive side to Immediate Gratification Development. Keeping all the >> stakeholder engaged at a minimum and as required. >> >> My questions of this to you all considering the above and private >> messages would be preferred. >> >> Have you found this to be the case? How to get the best of both >> worlds? In regards to development, How do you retain the brightest and >> how to filter out those who are the clock punchers or demotivators? >> >> Thanks, Brian >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:315767 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
