From: Dibya Prakash <prakash.dibya@...>
Date: 2005-05-12T10:34:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby job board, community support

Hi,
Great Dan.Plz go ahead with the plans.I took initiative in the company
where I m wroking rite now and they are looking for forward to
implement Ruby in some of their future projects.
Although i m still at the learning phase of Ruby,I hope this work of
urs wil definitely be highly beneficial.

Thanks
Dibya Prakash

On 5/11/05, Dan Janowski <danj@3skel.com> wrote:
> Ruby is never a solitary skill, but when it is a primary skill it is
> indicative of a world view. People that think of themselves as
> primarily Ruby programmers really want to find work where Ruby is the
> primary means of development. Throwing those jobs into the morass of
> non-Ruby listings on general purpose job sites can only result in their
> getting lost and, at minimum, losing the significance of being a Ruby
> job.
> 
> Considering the size of the Ruby community, I think it would serve both
> halves of the Ruby employment equation to have a job board that is Ruby
> focused and to link to it from ruby-lang and a variety of other places.
> 
> Say what you will about other ways to increase Ruby's popularity, but
> nothing has the effect like people being paid to use it. The only
> downside I can think of is if there are no jobs to be found.
> 
> Are there other Ruby jobs out there? How are they advertised and
> filled? Does anyone else think there would be a benefit in having a
> Ruby-centric place for developers to post CVs and employers to post
> jobs?
> 
> I would very much like to have answers to these questions. I am willing
> to deploy a job board, but only if I am not the only one advertising
> and only if others in this community can see (and tell me) that there
> is a market.
> 
> I hope to hear from from you.
> 
> Dan
> 
>