Hello, everyone! I've just recently joined the mailing list but I've made attempts to follow the whole "ALT.NET" movement for a couple of years now, although I...
I feel your pain. I felt similarly to you about 2 years ago. I started looking around, but decided that I would not take just any job that was slightly...
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Richard Dingwall
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Jan 7, 2011 4:53 pm
... As someone who has recently been in this situation, I can offer some tips. These are your options: 1. Quit, and go work for someone else 2. Stay, introduce...
I should add to my initial topic that in almost all of these cases I'm entering the picture as the new developer on the team and bringing along my "theory" to...
Well, I'd say it really depends on how you get in the job. I find that if you're seeking for clients that are progressive, and you advertise yourself upfront...
From: Wayne Molina Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 10:08 AM To: altdotnet@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [altdotnet] Trying to learn the concepts I should add to...
Sorry for the blank email just previously sent. I’ll reiterate what I was trying to get at in my previous response. If you look for a new job, it has to be...
Remember that interviews are not only about the company figuring out if you are a good match for them. ... -- Les erreurs de grammaire et de syntaxe ont été...
Great point, I certainly used a few of my recent interviews to decide that the company was not for me, even though their job offer was an enticing one. Mike...
That's very true. I'm usually in a situation where I'm out of work for a while so I have to weigh turning down a decent offer in the hopes that I'll get a...
Build your network and look while still at your job. It may take quite some time to find a new position (as you have seen). Do you have user groups in your...
I actually think that option 3) can be successful, if done properly. Keep in mind that (and I'm speaking as pot calling kettle here), just as fervently as you...
I recommend you put all your energy into finding an opportunity to work with people who care about craftsmanship. It's hard enough for a seasoned dev with...
Hi Wayne, There is already a lot of good advice here in this thread, so instead of rehashing it I want to take a different bent and distill your own ...
Pick up the Pragmatic Programmer and devour it. Consume it, live it, breath it. Also, realize that work is what you do to live, but also you spend the majority...
I think things are now much better now since Microsoft released Linq2Sql, EF, MVC, Unity, MEF, jquery, served straight from redmond to your visual-studio...
"So there arent much reasons any more these days for .net companies not to look at ORM" but a lot of reasons not to do it. ... -- Les erreurs de grammaire et...
But at least if you can show that EF makes it easier to get your work done, there are only so many excuses your managers can use to say no. I mean.. it's...
Unfortunately its much like the world of economics and if anything, they are overbought. ... -- Les erreurs de grammaire et de syntaxe ont été incluses pour...
jtm jdn. And I say this to you (knowing you in case anyone would misunderstand the context). Do you not believe ORMs have become overused? I deal regularly...
Greg: Yes, in some sense, I do agree that ORMs can/have been overused. I don't think that goes against what HL was trying to convey. I think the number of...
In my experience most of the time the resistance is one of: 1) We have this existing software and we can't switch 2) We've used (old technology) for 5 years...
One more thing: From most of the people I've talked to in the past, it seems like an unwillingness to learn, adapt or change. You would be surprised and, ...
Hi Greg, You've got me curious. What kinds of scenarios are you seeing where ORMs are being used where they shouldn't be? Thanks, Matt P.S. Sorry if this shows...
Check out video on http://cqrsinfo.com i talk about this ... are being used where they shouldn't be? ... tried to send it. ... Young ... they ... work ... ...
Wayne: It's funny that you mention datasets. With one of my clients, I have to use them, and I don't have a problem with it. One of the reasons why I don't...
I might have to try this. The usual circumstances prevent it because I don't have the time to write a second version of "working code", and trying to point...
