Very interesting points Jeff. Now I have no hard facts here...just anecdotal observations and theorizing.... But, I know what you're talking about when you say:
> IT no longer seems to be a field where people are ecstatic about it... I think there are a couple things going on contributing to this. One is that there was a huge influx of human resources into web/application developing starting in 94/95 and going until 200/2001 (followed by a serious blood-letting, eh?). So a big chunk of web developers are probably getting older and a bit jaded with IT. At a certain point in life, many folks just get more interested in other things than their career/profession. Also, more and more, web development has moved off the bleeding edge into deeper into the corporate environment. There are simply more traditional IT people doing this work then there was 5 or 10 years ago. --Leon Chalnick -----Original Message----- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:00 PM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Re: 2006 Turn Around? I've found that a lot of people get "deep" into one area of CF without getting a lot of "Breadth" of the language. I doubt think that is unique to CF, though. It doesn't surprise me that a developer doesn't know cfqueryparam. IT no longer seems to be a field where people are ecstatic about it and want to live and breath IT 24/7. Some people just want to do there job and go home. There are always exceptions, of course, but they seem to be exceptions rather than the norm. I bet the number of people using frameworks in CF is very low (compared to the number of CF Developers). The number of people using an OO framework like Model-Glue or Mach-II is even smaller. I would expect an intermediate programmer to understand basic OO concepts, even if they are not framework aware. You're more than welcome to say "but a developer should take it upon himself to go out and learn". I agree (probably most people will) but not everyone does it. At 08:11 PM 1/11/2006, you wrote: >CF jobs have increased in Ohio. I think if I would have held out at my old >position for another year I could have had my choice of about 4 different >companies. That being said I am pretty happy with my choice to go where I >am. However we too need a developer and can't find crap. THe most >experienced person we had apply didn't even know what cfqueryparam did. A cf >developer that knows OOP yeah right. Model-Glue, Mach-II? Those are simply a >products we sell. > >Adam > >On 1/5/06, Robert Reno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It seems like I have been getting double the usual calls for CF openings > > in Florida. Has anyone else noticed more calls where you are? I even had > > two direct calls from companies hiring in addition to the recruiters > > calling. > > > > Rob in Tampa > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2822 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
