Comments on: Brief Reality Check on Ruby Jobs http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/ Robert Fischer and Brian Hurt on Punditry, Programming Languages, and Other Religious Issues Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Enfranchised Mind » Jeremy Pavleck on Updating Technical Skills (with Graphs!) http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32527 Enfranchised Mind » Jeremy Pavleck on Updating Technical Skills (with Graphs!) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:22:08 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32527 [...] “CS degree” conversation going on (1, 2), and it has some quality charts a la my “Brief Reality Check on Ruby Jobs” [...] [...] “CS degree” conversation going on (1, 2), and it has some quality charts a la my “Brief Reality Check on Ruby Jobs” [...]

]]> By: Robert Fischer http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32454 Robert Fischer Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:20:29 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32454 BTW, I'm a bit sensitive to name stuff. I get really cranky when I hear recruiters looking for "Grails" call it "GEE-rails". BTW, I’m a bit sensitive to name stuff. I get really cranky when I hear recruiters looking for “Grails” call it “GEE-rails”.

]]> By: Robert Fischer http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32453 Robert Fischer Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:15:52 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32453 I actually didn't know that COBOL was an acronym. I've never coded COBOL, for one. I've had to read it once, which was an adventure in paleoprogramming. Brian might have taken a swing at it once for fun. I actually didn’t know that COBOL was an acronym.

I’ve never coded COBOL, for one. I’ve had to read it once, which was an adventure in paleoprogramming. Brian might have taken a swing at it once for fun.

]]> By: Barry Hess http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32440 Barry Hess Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:50:17 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/01/27/brief-reality-check-on-ruby-jobs/#comment-32440 I hope you haven't offended any COBOL coders when you forgot that COBOL is an acronym (not "Cobol") - COmmon Business-Oriented Language. It's sad that I know this, but I've actually coded COBOL before. Needless to say, you wouldn't know this fact about me by looking at my resume. Wonder what percentage of Enfranchised Mind readers have ever coded COBOL? I hope you haven’t offended any COBOL coders when you forgot that COBOL is an acronym (not “Cobol”) - COmmon Business-Oriented Language. It’s sad that I know this, but I’ve actually coded COBOL before. Needless to say, you wouldn’t know this fact about me by looking at my resume.

Wonder what percentage of Enfranchised Mind readers have ever coded COBOL?

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