Yes, managing the perception regarding 'Expert' is a smart decision. You used one of the correct means.
Best regards, Pierre Smits *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>* Services & Solutions for Cloud- Based Manufacturing, Professional Services and Retail & Trade http://www.orrtiz.com On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:38 PM, Ron Wheeler < rwhee...@artifact-software.com> wrote: > On 20/04/2015 4:15 PM, David E. Jones wrote: > >> On 20 Apr 2015, at 12:29, Ron Wheeler <rwhee...@artifact-software.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 20/04/2015 3:19 PM, David E. Jones wrote: >>> >>>> Buildr is similar to Gradle, though Ruby-based where Gradle is >>>> Groovy-based and so has more affinity with OFBiz. Continuum is a different >>>> sort of animal, a continuous integration tool that can run a variety of >>>> build tools. >>>> >>>> BTW, what is an expert, let alone a "real" expert? A little like the >>>> term "true Scotsman" and the corresponding logical fallacy IMO... >>>> >>> I was always told that an expert was "a man with a briefcase 50 miles >>> from home". >>> Not sure how this translates into the modern virtual world taking into >>> account the role of women. >>> >> Not a bad definition, representative of the concept including often >> arbitrary inclusion/exclusion. ;) >> >> I say that having been a man with a briefcase over 50 miles from home on >> regular occasions... >> > Having been in that situation, I can assure you that in the "olden days", > once was usually enough. > Of course when you went back to your home office the next day or week , > the designation ceased. > In one case where a vice-president of one division of a company > recommended me to another division in his company, I asked what would be a > reasonable charge. > The answer was "Charge enough so that they know you are an expert". > > In the end I did save them over $500,000 so I did not feel to bad about > the fee. > > > > >> -David >> >> >> > > -- > Ron Wheeler > President > Artifact Software Inc > email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com > skype: ronaldmwheeler > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > >
