Michael, You make a great point and your grasp of the reality of the current landscape is commendable. I am actually looking for Jr-Mid-Level CFMX programmers for this exact reason. Those with less "time in the market" typically are less procedural and more likely to have an OO state of mind. Also, our company is looking to move to .NET in the future and having someone who 1) knows CFMX from a CFC/OO standpoint will be more likely to understand the architectural challenges of the OO world 2) they are more likely to have a CS degree 3) They haven't developed a view of "the way things should be". Long timers have their way and any other approach is met with hesitation and disdain. Also, "greener" programmers are more likely to have developed in Agile project management style organizations. If they haven't they are less likely to rebuff this approach.
I want to preface all my comments with the fact that this is my view and not the entire IT fields perspective. Thanks, Michael MacDonald Sr VP, Product Development / NEOGOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Michael Perlstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:15 PM To: cf-jobs-talk Subject: RE: CF Job Market I don't think it's all about salary. Most people from my experience who have been using CF for longer periods of time, 10+ years, don't use CF in a way that truly leverages the oop attributes of the language. In fact more times then not the longer someone has been using CF the higher the chances they use it in a procedural capacity. This is especially true if CF has been for the most part the only language they feel comfortable with. But even in circumstances where they know Java or ..Net when one sits down to do CF if they are veteran of the language they revert to the procedural form. Jr. to Mid level developers can often times imply that they have only been exposed to the J2EE platform versions of CF, especially if they have a comp sci degree where they are taught Java and C++. They program oop if for no other reason then they don't know how to do it any other way. So not only do you get the cheaper salary but you get someone with all the benefits of a true oop background.. Regards, Michael Perlstein VP Program Management Rockville, MD 301.468.9246 x154 301.468.9670 (f) 703-869-6086 (m) www.AboutWeb.com -----Original Message----- From:Dave Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "cf-jobs-talk" ; Sent: Nov 6, 2008 02:03:59 PM Subject: CF Job Market Hi all, My job will be ending sometime next year due to a merger. I'm a Senior level CF Developer with 10+ years experience. I am wondering what the job market is looking like out there for us senior type CF developers with the economy the way it is here in the US. What I'm concerned about most that I see is more job descriptions asking for mid-level and junior developers, and lower salaries for those as well. I'm wondering if I might have trouble finding a job when the time comes because my salary demands would be too high and/or the employer would rather pay someone a lower salary for less experience, thinking they are getting the same efficiency. Please share whatever your thoughts are on this topic. I think this thread will be useful for anyone visiting it in the next 12-18 months, so let's really try to provide some good 'intel', if you will on the 'near future' CF market. Thanks! Dave Phillips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/message.cfm/messageid:4112 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
