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Subject: Re: Education
> Just looking at ColdFusion alone, we've had a new major version every
> year for the past 4 years. Which means that if you had a 4 year college
> course that included CF prepared in
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From: s. isaac dealey [mailto:i...@turnkey.to]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:30 AM
To: cf-talk
Subject: -Re: Education
Totally off topic but...
Is Simon Baron-Cohen related to Sasha Baron-Cohen (AKA Borat)?
It would be a very interesting dichotomy if they were
> Well the quote was just a highlight. But if you want the real in-depth
> thought process behind this...
>
> The most respected minds in the health / psychology community regarding
> Autism (Simon Baron-Cohen in particular) are citing similarities between
> Einstein and people with Asperger Syndr
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2988647.stm
> >
> > Highlight: "He was also a notoriously confusing lecturer."
> >
> > Does not say to me "pretty good at communicating with people", but of
> > course, you can interpret it how you like.
>
> I think that you're reading way too much into a sin
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2988647.stm
>
> Highlight: "He was also a notoriously confusing lecturer."
>
> Does not say to me "pretty good at communicating with people", but of
> course, you can interpret it how you like.
I think that you're reading way too much into a single pullquote.
P
> > One of the things that tends to frustrate me about job placement ads is
> > that they always seem to want you to be some combination of Einstein's
> > level of technical expertise and Obama's speaking finesse. ;) Forget
> > that Obama isn't an especially technical individual and that Einstein
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Mark Kruger wrote:
>
> Rick,
>
> That is so funny I have a BA in Theology, a BA in Music and I'm just
> shy
> of a master in Sociology - and here I am working in computer development :)
>
> It's not surprising how many folks have Music as a part of their skil
> I believe that that while you can phrase computer science as a science,
> there is much more art than science to it. There is artistry in seeing
> all of the parts and guiding them into the whole. It really makes sense
> that musicians and programmer/analysts tend to go hand in hand.
Well, no
> In any case, there's nothing that was in my degree back in the early
> 1970s that's relevant to today's world. But i have been building
> web sites the internet first went commercial. I built my first web
> site using Frontpage 1 - that taught me as much about building web
> sites as almos
> I've seen allot of jobs require lately BA/BS and not accept experience
> in it's place.
Experience is very difficult to quantify. Many hiring programs require
some sort of easily quantifiable information as the first filter. In
most places, you need the degree to get in the door, then you need
> One of the things that tends to frustrate me about job placement ads is
> that they always seem to want you to be some combination of Einstein's
> level of technical expertise and Obama's speaking finesse. ;) Forget
> that Obama isn't an especially technical individual and that Einstein
> wasn't
> I'd say you're pretty accurate in your guess. I don't have it and
> don't want it either. For me it's as much a matter of principle as
> anything. I got where I am today by figuring it out on my own (as I
> think most CFers have) and to me that's worth WAY more than somebody
> who sat in a cl
> Just looking at ColdFusion alone, we've had a new major version every
> year for the past 4 years. Which means that if you had a 4 year college
> course that included CF prepared in 2006, it would be outdated by 3
> major versions by this year when the students graduated. I expect a
> similar ki
Bryan Stevenson wrote:
> Speaking as a non-musician.
>
>
Poppycock, you picked up my guitar when I brought it in the office and
played it.
> Actually I think I really am onejust never had the time to keep
> playing ;-)
>
>
I believe that that while you can phrase computer science a
Billy Cox wrote:
> I'm a musician as well. scary!!
>
> Rick Faircloth wrote:
>
>> I think you're right, Mark.
>>
>> Music, especially theory, is very logical and an lot
>> like programming...just a different medium.
>>
>>
*raises up guitar, and keyboard and rests them on the desk by his ke
> On Sat, 2009-10-24 at 15:17 -0500, s. isaac dealey wrote:
> >
> > In my case in particular, my skills are fairly slanted toward the
> > technical, meaning that my people skills are rusty.
>
> LOLI think that's just a programmer trait ;-)
>
> My staff once compared me to the new toilet pap
On Sat, 2009-10-24 at 15:17 -0500, s. isaac dealey wrote:
>
> In my case in particular, my skills are fairly slanted toward the
> technical, meaning that my people skills are rusty.
>
LOLI think that's just a programmer trait ;-)
My staff once compared me to the new toilet paper my partner
Well, Asperger's doesn't predispose one to people skills. I also see
solutions in my head and generally take care of it before I get to
writing anything down; it's part of the alternative way of thinking
that allows Aspies to see patterns easily etc. Sure, my people skills
suck too, but that's som
This question is very timely for me. I have a BA in Journalism but have
been largely self taught when it comes to IT. However as I now begin my
final year of a Masters in Information Systems I am learning a lot that is
very useful. I do think some formal training would be good for many
develope
>It's not surprising how many folks have Music as a part of their skill set
>who are also programmers. There's a natural synergy there I think.
Music and mathematics are processed by adjacent regions of right parietal
cerebral cortex, and programming of course uses the basic skill set of
mathe
fied to jump into a management
position.
Dave
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From: s. isaac dealey [mailto:i...@turnkey.to]
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:18 PM
To: cf-talk
Subject: Re: Education
> I get you though...it strikes me as odd when others can't see the
> patterns I do. For m
> I get you though...it strikes me as odd when others can't see the
> patterns I do. For me I think it's due to my memory...it even scares
> me sometimesremembering line numbers or code above/below the code
> you are remembering 5 years after writing it is just creepy.
Now that's some memory
I just love that the video labels him a "manualist" ... awesome.
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On Sat, 2009-10-24 at 11:29 -0500, s. isaac dealey wrote:
I was trying to find some way of responding to this that wouldn't seem
> conceited... and couldn't really come up with anything, so I'll just go
> ahead and say it. I thought everyone did this?
>
It's OK to have skill that makes you good
On Sat, 2009-10-24 at 11:52 -0400, Rick Faircloth wrote:
> It's ok to "go away" in your mind sometimes, Bryan, as long as you come
> back... :o)
hehe...well usually it's a quick tripnice break in the day really ;-)
-
Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
VP & Director of E-Commerce Development
Electric
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Phillip Vector
wrote:
> I've seen allot of jobs require lately BA/BS and not accept experience
> in it's place.
I think you will find that alot of these jobs requiring a BA/BS are in
a more corporate environment where HR reps who know very little about
technology
Bryan Stevenson:
> It's just like in "A Beautiful Mind" where Nash saw the patterns in
> encrypted documents etc. (not that I am in any way in the same
> league...but you get my drift). I just see it all in my head and mess
> with it there before writing the code. Kinda drives people nuts when
> > Jazz anyone? ;)
>
> So, what's free-form jazz? Is that kind of like when you just make up
> code and hope it compiles?
What people call "cowboy coding"? ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_coding
Oh funny, check the "advantages" section:
"Developers maintain a freeform working envi
Now that's about the most unusual instrument I've seen!
I just don't see how he does the fastest runs in the piece!
Hilarious!
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From: Gerald Guido [mailto:gerald.gu...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 9:09 PM
To: cf-talk
Subject: Re: Educa
It's ok to "go away" in your mind sometimes, Bryan, as long as you come
back... :o)
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From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:26 PM
To: cf-talk
Subject: Re: Education
Speaking as a non-musician..
es, go for a 25-mile bike ride,
let that problem settle in my brain and begin to solve itself, then come
back later and say, "Oh, I hadn't thought of that before!"...
Rick
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From: s. isaac dealey [mailto:i...@turnkey.to]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:14
>
> So, what's free-form jazz? Is that kind of like when you just make up
> code and hope it compiles?
>
Pretty much. ;) 'cept for Coltrane and Miles.
G!
--
Gerald Guido
http://www.myinternetisbroken.com
"Wait. We can't stop here. This is bat country."
-- HST
~~~
> Well Ike, there are only 12 notes (words) in western music.
Actually there are 12 divisions to the octave in almost all music.
Different cultures tend to use various modes to define their scale.
(Lydian, Dorian, Mixolydian, etc)
And then a broad range of simple triads or more complex chords
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Gerald Guido wrote:
> While I put a high premium on autodidacticism, there is some thing to be
> said having a college degree. Namely, that during the period of life when
> one is most prone to screwing up, they managed to commit to some thing and
> follow through
Judah McAuley:
> Recombination and repetition can produce surprising beauty and
> complexity. Indeed, it is almost always the only thing that does.
I'm suddenly reminded of an unrelated Margaret Mead quote. :)
--
s. isaac dealey :: AutLabs
Creating meaningful employment for people with Autism
> Well Ike, there are only 12 notes (words) in western music. Hell of a
> language where almost all the meaning is in the timber, cadence and
> inflection.
There is that. Although I was thinking more particularly about sheet
music and things like timing, how 4/4 makes the meaning of the placement
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Gerald Guido wrote:
>
> Well Ike, there are only 12 notes (words) in western music. Hell of a
> language where almost all the meaning is in the timber, cadence and
> inflection.
>
> Odd how something that is essentially a mathematical construct with a
> vocabulary
Well Ike, there are only 12 notes (words) in western music. Hell of a
language where almost all the meaning is in the timber, cadence and
inflection.
Odd how something that is essentially a mathematical construct with a
vocabulary of 12 words can convey nearly an infinite shades of meaning.
But
Ian Skinner:
> I think you memory of the ColdFusion version's is a little compressed
> since I clearly remember the buzz of ColdFusion 6 back in 2000-2001.
That doesn't surprise me... :) I didn't go check, I was just throwing
off the top of my head. But I could still easily see someone being 2
> That said the psychology degrees were quite helpful, especially those
> courses dealing with cognition and perception.
I really wish I'd paid more attention to your comments on the lists a
few years ago. ;)
--
s. isaac dealey :: AutLabs
Creating meaningful employment for people with Autism
Speaking as a non-musician.
Actually I think I really am onejust never had the time to keep
playing ;-)
I love music and in life and work all I see are patterns and how things
"fit" or could "fit"which to me sounds a lot like what Isaac said
here:
Li
Eric Cobb:
> Heh...nuclear physics...ColdFusioncoincidence? I think not!
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion
Yeah, he mentioned that one day when we were talking about his
background. He said he'd kind of stumbled into the job, was working in
an office somewhere and a guy came in a
John M. Bliss:
> At least anecdotally, I'd say that the other part of the brain with a strong
> connection to code is the part responsible for language and communication.
D'oh! Should have replied to this one instead. ;)
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s. isaac dealey :: AutLabs
Creating meaningful employment for people
Rick Faircloth:
> I think you're right, Mark.
>
> Music, especially theory, is very logical and an lot
> like programming...just a different medium.
>
> If you get into orchestral composition, it's quite OO. ;o)
I have a completely untested hunch that the language centers of the
brain have more
...this story doesn't involve a flute I hope.
b...@bradwood.com wrote:
> *Raises hand*
> Band geek all the way. One time at band camp...
>
> Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: Education
> From: "Mark Kruger"
> Date: Fri, October 23, 20
*Raises hand*
Band geek all the way. One time at band camp...
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Subject: RE: Education
From: "Mark Kruger"
Date: Fri, October 23, 2009 3:19 pm
To: cf-talk
Rick,
That is so funny I have a BA in Theology, a BA in Music and I'm just
shy
k
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Kruger [mailto:mkru...@cfwebtools.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:19 PM
> To: cf-talk
> Subject: RE: Education
>
>
> Rick,
>
> That is so funny I have a BA in Theology, a BA in Music and I'm just s
nt medium.
>
> If you get into orchestral composition, it's quite OO. ;o)
>
> Rick
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Kruger [mailto:mkru...@cfwebtools.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:19 PM
> To: cf-talk
> Subject: RE: Education
>
>
> Rick,
&g
8-3733 ext 105
> www.cfwebtools.com
> www.coldfusionmuse.com
> www.necfug.com
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:r...@whitestonemedia.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:10 PM
> To: cf-talk
> Subject: RE: Education
>
>
> I have 5
October 23, 2009 4:19 PM
To: cf-talk
Subject: RE: Education
Rick,
That is so funny I have a BA in Theology, a BA in Music and I'm just shy
of a master in Sociology - and here I am working in computer development :)
It's not surprising how many folks have Music as a part of their ski
fwebtools.com
> www.coldfusionmuse.com
> www.necfug.com
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:r...@whitestonemedia.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:10 PM
> To: cf-talk
> Subject: RE: Education
>
>
> I have 5 degrees:
>
> - Associate of Arts (1980)
&
synergy there I think.
-Mark
Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE
(402) 408-3733 ext 105
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From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:r...@whitestonemedia.com]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:10 PM
To: cf-talk
Subject: RE: Education
I
, 2009 3:31 PM
To: cf-talk
Subject: Re: Education
Ian Skinner wrote:
> CF 9 - 2009
> CF 8 - 2008
> CF 7 - 2007
> CF 6 - 2006.
>
> I believe that ColdFusion development cycle is two to three years per
> version.
According to Wikipedia yes every two or three years.
2002-May :
Ian Skinner wrote:
> CF 9 - 2009
> CF 8 - 2008
> CF 7 - 2007
> CF 6 - 2006.
>
> I believe that ColdFusion development cycle is two to three years per
> version.
According to Wikipedia yes every two or three years.
2002-May : Macromedia ColdFusion MX version 6.0
2005 : Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7
s. isaac dealey wrote:
> Just looking at ColdFusion alone, we've had a new major version every
> year for the past 4 years.
CF 9 - 2009
CF 8 - 2008
CF 7 - 2007
CF 6 - 2006.
I think you memory of the ColdFusion version's is a little compressed
since I clearly remember the buzz of ColdFusion 6 b
AA and have taken 3 classes in programming: CFMX at Bardo, SQL at NSCC and AS2
at Evolve. I took Basic and Logo in elementary school and learned to write
HTML/CSS on my own. I'm currently enrolled for Java certification at UW. I
wish I could have started with a base language but most of my dev
I have something similar, except its in Psychology. Mind you in order for me to
get through graduate psych (MA and PhD - not finished yet), I had to learn to
code.
That said the psychology degrees were quite helpful, especially those courses
dealing with cognition and perception.
>I've got a
BS and an MA in religion, but I was self-taught on computers since I was
a kid. (good Friday thread, btw)
Dominic Watson wrote:
> 1st Class Honours in Musical Theatre here...
>
> Of around 8-9 devs in our team over the last 18 months we had one developer
> with a comp science degree. He was wors
Heh...nuclear physics...ColdFusioncoincidence? I think not!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion
Thanks,
Eric Cobb
http://www.cfgears.com
s. isaac dealey wrote:
>> Of around 8-9 devs in our team over the last 18 months we had one developer
>> with a comp science degree. He was worse
To buck the overall trend, Computer Systems Technology at Camosun
College. I have seen professionals in our field ranging from Computer
Science trained, to those with Doctorates in Paleontology. Its funny
how most of the instructors (something like 75%) did not have degrees in
either compute
> In fact i have doubts about whether
> a degree course could possibly keep up with the changes in technology.
> At best a degree course would only be able to teach general
> principles, because the technology would have moved on by the time any
> graduates actually came into the work force with
> Of around 8-9 devs in our team over the last 18 months we had one developer
> with a comp science degree. He was worse than an appalling programmer,
> though I suspect that is not typical.
I took a short-term project for the state of TX a couple years ago. The
project manager at the time told m
> This may be more of a cf-community rather then cf-talk discussion.
Actually there's a cf-jobs-talk list specifically for these kinds of
threads... It doesn't get much traffic. Personally I'm not particular
about where the thread shows up. Mike may move this one shortly.
http://www.houseoffusi
I have a BS is Mathematics with minors in Biology and Physics. My
course work definitely helped me as it taught me about thinking
algorithmically and problem solving.
I do work with some folks with actual CS degrees and their background
does come in useful on occasion. For instance, we had to wri
ace that I'd want to work anyways.
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From: Mark Atkinson [mailto:ma...@aocs.org]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:07 PM
To: cf-talk
Subject: Re: Education
Guess I'm a little outnumbered - I have no degree. But then I'm an old
fa*t who's been around
Guess I'm a little outnumbered - I have no degree. But then I'm an old
fa*t who's been around and worked in everything over the years from law
to construction before being wowed by the amazing combination of art and
science that is the internet. Our Web Manager has a degree in
nutritional scie
: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:16 AM
To: cf-talk
Subject: Re: Education
BSC here, in math/physics, and MSC in computer technologies.
Actually, CF may be the 20th language I learned and used.
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I've got a BA and an MA, but neither one is in CS or MIS ... Classics
(Ancient Greek and Latin). The 'requirement' of CS / MIS schooling tends
to come from HR, rather than IT hiring managers. Not always true, but
often. Completely agree that the degree is immaterial vs the demonstrated
abil
>
> For me, I don't have any college experience and I would guess that
> about 5% of the coldfusion community actually have a BA/BS.
>
Most of the IT people that I know and/or have worked with have degrees. But
then again I live in a town with two large universities and a couple of
junior colleg
BSC here, in math/physics, and MSC in computer technologies.
Actually, CF may be the 20th language I learned and used.
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I have a university degree too, but when I got my degree, they didnt
have personal computers. The only computers around were what soon
became known as mainframe computers.I graduated in 1974. I have
a business degree, and the principles of marketing haven't changed in
all that time- the s
>Just curious..
>
>I've seen allot of jobs require lately BA/BS and not accept experience
>in it's place. What in your estimation is the percent of coldfusion
>people who have these and do you have one yourself?
>
>For me, I don't have any college experience and I would guess that
>about 5% of the
I have my BA in Geography, with a Minor in Computing - course that focused
on Physics and Math, not coding :)
And I have a Post-Secondary diploma as a GIS- Cartographic Specialist -
where I got more programming experience than my Minor
Rob
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Dominic Watson <
w
1st Class Honours in Musical Theatre here...
Of around 8-9 devs in our team over the last 18 months we had one developer
with a comp science degree. He was worse than an appalling programmer,
though I suspect that is not typical.
Dominic
2009/10/23 Phillip Vector
>
> Just curious..
>
> I've s
> I've seen allot of jobs require lately BA/BS and not accept experience
> in it's place. What in your estimation is the percent of coldfusion
> people who have these and do you have one yourself?
>
> For me, I don't have any college experience and I would guess that
> about 5% of the coldfusion c
This may be more of a cf-community rather then cf-talk discussion.
But I do have two college degrees.
Of course they are a Bachelor of Liberal Arts - University Studies and
an Associate of Occupational Studies - Culinary Arts.
But they are college degrees! :-).
I suspect this is what you will
Since I have only used Coldfusion in academic institutions, it is pretty
much 100% in my experience. But, this is probably not indicative of a true
cross-section :)
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Phillip Vector
wrote:
>
> Just curious..
>
> I've seen allot of jobs require lately BA/BS and not
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