From: Brock Weaver <brockweaver@...>
Date: 2005-08-17T00:58:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for my new business?

We need more people like you Jared!  Asking fellow developers what
their thoughts are, basing business decisions off of their responses. 
Glad to see that actually happens in some companies.

I would gladly be a remote ruby developer for you -- there's not much
else to do in Iowa anyway. :)

Just out of curiosity, what is the one or two that Matz missed out of the ten?

On 8/16/05, Jared Nuzzolillo <onceuponapriori@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello list. I am in the process of starting a new business venture in South
> Florida. My partners are handling the business and financial aspects
> (product development, initial funding, etc) and they've asked me to be in
> charge of the technical aspects. The company is primarily offering a
> service; software is only the icing on the cake. But I do feel that it could
> make the difference between barely squeezing out a living, or large success.
> 
> So, I am expected to make nearly all of the technology decisions. My
> background is in javascript. I've been using it to write server-side ASP
> pages and client side DHTML for 6 years now. While many would scoff at the
> idea of professional software being written in javascript, it is a very
> dynamic, agile language and has served me quite well. But when I found Ruby,
> I almost instantly fell in love. It almost felt as if Matz looked at my top
> ten language features list and implemented eight or nine of them.
> 
> I would LOVE to use Ruby for this new venture; the agility and efficiency it
> will provide will be vital to our success. But, my biggest fear is that,
> when I need to hire help (probably two more programmers in the next six to
> eight months), I will be unable to find experienced Ruby practitioners. I am
> familiar with the "Python Paradox" and I agree with the concepts behind it,
> I am just wildly ignorant of the market conditions down here in South
> Florida.
> 
> Most likely, I would have to have on-site programmers (I don't know that I
> would have success in convincing my partners otherwise). When I start
> searching for help in six to eight months, will I be able to find two or
> more programmers in a timely manner (say, a month or so from when I begin
> searching)? Have you had trouble finding Ruby programmers? Have you had any
> luck enticing ruby hackers to relocate to your area?
> 
> My apologies for the long message.
> 
> Thanks so much,
> Jared Nuzzolillo
> 
> 



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Brock Weaver
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