From: David Ross <dross@...>
Date: 2004-09-29T06:56:56+09:00
Subject: Re: NYC Ruby job listing

Francis Hwang wrote:

>Another interesting thing is that this is for a financial firm, not a
>web consulting firm. Finance companies aren't known for being
>risk-takers when it comes to technology: They tend to like
>technologies backed by big companies, and vendors with deep pockets.
>
>Just last week, at the monthly Ruby-NYC meeting, I was pointing out
>that in NYC we're a year or two behind the curve when it comes to tech
>and Ruby adoption, but hey, at least somebody's getting there.
>
>Francis
>  
>
I myself don't believe in business technology standards. If they are 
hardcore java fans, I can always convince them to use any language I 
want. Its just the way I speak. In the case of this interesting job, 
maybe the boss is a programmer or just really curous from a friend ;)

--dross