From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2005-12-24T07:37:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Bruce Eckel and Ruby

On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 05:04:41AM +0900, gwtmp01@mac.com wrote:
> 
> It really scares me to hear that people don't have time to read.
> Even 10 minutes in bed before you nod off is better than nothing.
> Note, I didn't say that *Ruby* should be at the top of your list but
> I really do think it is important to find time to read.

I couldn't agree more.

Still, sometimes I go three days without reading anything.  I make up
for it on the days I read for several hours.  It probably helps that I
don't spend any of my free time doing things like watching football or
Survivor, though.


> 
> One of the questions I ask in interviews is what sort of professional
> development the applicant has pursued.  Web sites they read, magazines
> they follow, books they learned from and so on.  If I get a blank
> stare or something about being too busy for that....

Careful who you ask that of.  Give me a chance to hold forth on a
subject like that, and you might not be able to shut me up.

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