From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2005-03-27T02:31:09+09:00
Subject: Re: comment on today's poll and more questions

On Mar 25, 2005, at 8:35 PM, Francis Hwang wrote:

> So, specifically: Don't be afraid to be passionate in your opinions, 
> as long as you don't go so far as to be dogmatic about them.

I don't hire others, but I did read an excellent article[1] about it by 
Joel Spolsky.  His basic premise is that you only really need to be 
looking for two characteristics "Smart" and "Get's Things Done", 
because everything else can be learned.  If you read one though, you'll 
see that he eventually starts talking about looking for "passion".

Spolsky is a pretty opinionated guy and we don't always agree on 
things.  I don't even agree with everything in the referenced article, 
but I do like the qualities he looks for in new hire.

Just thought I would share.  Sorry to drift off topic.

[1]:  http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000073.html

James Edward Gray II