From: Richard Conroy <richard.conroy@...>
Date: 2011-09-22T22:00:22+09:00
Subject: Re: What can persuade you to hire Junior Ruby devs with significant PHP experience?

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There are people with limited programming experience who are struggling, but
progressing with Ruby and Rails projects. It is one of the most outstanding
achievements of Rails that this is even possible.

The bar for a Ruby/Rails programmer is not set so high, not when you
consider juniour positions. It all depends on the hiring company of course,
but Ruby and Rails is not so difficult that positions are beyond several
months of retraining.

That said, certifications are generally considered worthless. The Ruby
community places great significance on:
- github projects and commits
- published ruby or rails projects
- open source contributions in general

So go building them apps.

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Artem Semenov <info@ainstainer.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I am writing to ask for your advice.
>
> Currently we have several software developers with 7+ years in PHP that
> have strong desire to switch to Ruby on Rails.
>
> They have passed a brainbench certification in Ruby on Rails with
> excellent results, but have only several months of experience in Ruby.
>
> Are there any possibilities to find Ruby project for them? What they
> should do to persuade a client that they will be good at Ruby?
>
> Could free piloting project may be a solution?
>
> Are there any other things they can do to prove their capability to
> fulfill Ruby projects?
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
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>
>


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