Comments on: In the market for a job http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/ The Nuts and Bolts of Creating Great Software Products Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:09:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kevin Dangoor http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210122 Kevin Dangoor Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:06:27 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210122 Heh... It's the "pay is bad" problem that drove me away from TurboGears to begin with :) Heh… It’s the “pay is bad” problem that drove me away from TurboGears to begin with :)

]]> By: Jorge Vargas http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210120 Jorge Vargas Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:20:17 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210120 How about working for turbogears? the pay is bad but the environment is awesome :) How about working for turbogears? the pay is bad but the environment is awesome :)

]]> By: Dug Song http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210070 Dug Song Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:19:19 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210070 Google has 1 remote engineer here in town, but he's truly an exception. Niels, Marius, Joe, Doug, James, Annie, ...come back! Google has 1 remote engineer here in town, but he’s truly an exception.

Niels, Marius, Joe, Doug, James, Annie, …come back!

]]> By: Kevin Dangoor http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210065 Kevin Dangoor Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:40:49 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210065 Unfortunately, Google doesn't have any tech staff locally, and I'm not willing to relocate. I don't know if they go for remote employees... Unfortunately, Google doesn’t have any tech staff locally, and I’m not willing to relocate. I don’t know if they go for remote employees…

]]> By: Francisco Ribeiro http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210064 Francisco Ribeiro Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:16:37 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210064 hi I know it's obvious but.... Have you considered working for Google? I think you will hardly get a better environment and more interesting than that and I'm sure they would love to have someone like you. Who knows what fortune could that bring to Turbogears... ? hi

I know it’s obvious but…. Have you considered working for Google?
I think you will hardly get a better environment and more interesting than that and I’m sure they would love to have someone like you.
Who knows what fortune could that bring to Turbogears… ?

]]> By: Kevin Dangoor http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210052 Kevin Dangoor Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:49:06 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210052 Unfortunately, advertising doesn't pay that well. From my experience, when you make open source development tools, the *easiest* path from that to making a decent living is in contract work and other consulting. Depending on the size of the project and what it's all about, there are other opportunities that come up... but advertising isn't the main one. At least, not traditional advertising... web hosting referrals, for example, can make some money. Thanks for the good luck wishes! Unfortunately, advertising doesn’t pay that well. From my experience, when you make open source development tools, the *easiest* path from that to making a decent living is in contract work and other consulting. Depending on the size of the project and what it’s all about, there are other opportunities that come up… but advertising isn’t the main one. At least, not traditional advertising… web hosting referrals, for example, can make some money.

Thanks for the good luck wishes!

]]> By: Stefan http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210051 Stefan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01:43 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210051 Hi, With all those projects you should be making enough in advertising to retire, then maybe work on more projects or further develop the current ones. Good luck! Hi,

With all those projects you should be making enough in advertising to retire, then maybe work on more projects or further develop the current ones.

Good luck!

]]> By: Matt Wilson http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210039 Matt Wilson Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:01:48 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210039 I will pay you $80 for however many hours of documentation and bug scrubbing that buys me in TG 1.0. In particular, I'd like to see better docs on these topics: 1. complex formencode schema validators, like one where you add in fields based on combinations of other fields, talk to the database, look at cookies, replace missing values with defaults, etc. 2. some better examples for using the exception_handler decorator. Show how it is intended to be used, and explain how to reinvoke the validate parameter so that all the parameters get re-encoded for the handler method. 3. some examples of testing controller methods that use identity rules, validators, and that raise redirects from within. I hope other people would be willing to match me. Let's make this into an irritating NPR-style pledge drive! I will pay you $80 for however many hours of documentation and bug scrubbing that buys me in TG 1.0. In particular, I’d like to see better docs on these topics:

1. complex formencode schema validators, like one where you add in fields based on combinations of other fields, talk to the database, look at cookies, replace missing values with defaults, etc.

2. some better examples for using the exception_handler decorator. Show how it is intended to be used, and explain how to reinvoke the validate parameter so that all the parameters get re-encoded for the handler method.

3. some examples of testing controller methods that use identity rules, validators, and that raise redirects from within.

I hope other people would be willing to match me. Let’s make this into an irritating NPR-style pledge drive!

]]> By: Kevin Dangoor http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210037 Kevin Dangoor Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:00:43 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210037 Thanks, Domingo! Unfortunately, I'm not willing to relocate and that sounds like a difficult job to do remotely. Not impossible, but difficult (and I wouldn't be surprised if remote was not an option with them). Thanks, Domingo!

Unfortunately, I’m not willing to relocate and that sounds like a difficult job to do remotely. Not impossible, but difficult (and I wouldn’t be surprised if remote was not an option with them).

]]> By: Domingo Aguilera http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-210036 Domingo Aguilera Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:41:03 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2008/10/29/in-the-market-for-a-job/#comment-210036 I saw a job offer ( python developmnent in Lucas Film ) in LinkedIn. Check on my recent tweets. I am batok in tweeter. Good Luck , Kevin. I saw a job offer ( python developmnent in Lucas Film ) in LinkedIn. Check on my recent tweets. I am batok in tweeter.

Good Luck , Kevin.

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