From: dblack@... Date: 2006-03-10T23:02:12+09:00 Subject: Re: Looking for a Ruby Programmer Looking for a Fun Project. ;) Hi -- On Fri, 10 Mar 2006, Zed Shaw wrote: > > > > On 3/10/06 5:03 AM, "Phil Tomson" wrote: > >> In article <1141977129.894943.145380@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, >> Gene Tani wrote: >>> >>> Mark wrote: >>>> hi there, I'm glad to have found this forum. >>> >>>> >>>> I'm hoping to find an already-experienced programming interested in >>>> implementing the design I have, and learn along the way. (I can't stand >>>> the thought of making this cool idea wait for me to get good enough at >>>> Ruby to implement it myself.) >>>> >>> >>> maybe post at >>> http://jobs.rubynow.com/ >>> >>> try to get a certified develoepr: >>> >>> http://www.expertrating.com/jobs/Programming-jobs/Ruby-jobs.asp >> >> There is no Ruby certification... and hopefully there won't be. > > Yeah, where the hell did that come from? Are the certification vultures > already circling Ruby? Like that helped Java, Delphi, VB, or any other > language at all. > > Crazy. Or "certifiable," as they say :-) It looks like there's no Ruby certification as such at that site; rather, they're recommending that Ruby job seekers get certification in a number of other areas. A rather large number of other areas.... Oh well -- it's probably a sign of the equivocal kind of success that people so often refer to unequivocally as success. David -- David A. Black (dblack@wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypowerandlight.com) "Ruby for Rails" chapters now available from Manning Early Access Program! http://www.manning.com/books/black