Re:Joel on Software and Stack Overflow job boards unite
by mahmud on Thursday June 04, 2009 @09:42AM
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[Edit: this is a reply to alxp below who wrote:
"Haha yes, because good programming and good networking skills are so clearly linked."]
Clearly linked, yes, but inversely proportional!
When in my "rain-maker" mental mode, when I go for weeks keeping contacts and have a phone glued to my ear, my hacking skills are just about none. I make it a point to take TODO notes for later.
When I am knee deep in hacking; designing, writing, testing, benchmarking, etc. my social skills are none. I can't even form sentences when I am interrupted by the phone, the few times I forget to forward my number to my girlfriend.
I sometimes do vocal exercises "Mii Maa Mee Moo Muu" type stuff to get my voice back before I need to make an important call.
"Haha yes, because good programming and good networking skills are so clearly linked."]
Clearly linked, yes, but inversely proportional!
When in my "rain-maker" mental mode, when I go for weeks keeping contacts and have a phone glued to my ear, my hacking skills are just about none. I make it a point to take TODO notes for later.
When I am knee deep in hacking; designing, writing, testing, benchmarking, etc. my social skills are none. I can't even form sentences when I am interrupted by the phone, the few times I forget to forward my number to my girlfriend.
I sometimes do vocal exercises "Mii Maa Mee Moo Muu" type stuff to get my voice back before I need to make an important call.