Totally agree. With passion, node.js is a very good platform to create a lot of things. :)
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Brian Link <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, thats what I've found ... 'smarts' > arbitrary resume padding. If > someone is excited to work with node, and has a mind for software, they can > literally accomplish anything with node. Its a very simple and open > platform and its up to the programmer to do cool stuff with it. > > > On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 11:31:51 AM UTC-8, Tim Caswell wrote: > >> That's awesome Brian, I went a similar route in the early days of node. >> I quit my senior PHP position to work on node full time, and now some >> consider me a node expert. There is no shortage of smart people in the >> world, that's for sure. >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Brian Link <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> RE Hiring, I have found it difficult to find node 'pros' that are >>> looking for a new job, however, we have started migrating some of our PHP >>> devs (who have a little js experience) over to some node projects and they >>> are able to become productive very quickly (a month or so). With time, >>> they'll be architecting systems of their own. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:01:06 PM UTC-8, David Jacobs wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey guys, >>>> >>>> I would love to convince my new company to build our platform using >>>> Nodejs as our server-side language. Node is a possibility for our small >>>> team, but a few questions will have to be answered before I can convince >>>> everyone that it's worth using: >>>> >>>> 1. Would it be harder to hire if we built our apps with Node? (We're a >>>> startup in the Bay Area.) More specifically: Hiring for people who know >>>> about or already love Node seems like a nice filter for talent, but is it >>>> too stringent of a filter? What percentage of the community wants to code >>>> using Node professionally but isn't right now? Do we have metrics on that? >>>> >>>> 2. What are good examples of complex domains that have been tackled >>>> with Node web apps and API layers? >>>> >>>> 3. What major road blocks have teams discovered at the edges of Node? >>>> >>>> What other tips do you have for convincing an employer that the >>>> language makes good business sense? >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> David >>>> >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/**node/wiki/Mailing-List-* >>> *Posting-Guidelines<https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nodejs+un...@**googlegroups.com >>> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en> >>> >> >> -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
