[LRUG] Important to be a graduate? (was Re: Code samples: To do or not to do)

Paul Battley pbattley at gmail.com
Tue Apr 7 13:41:24 PDT 2009


2009/4/7 Murray Steele <murray.steele at gmail.com>:
>> http://www.rubyinside.com/how-to-get-a-job-at-a-top-ruby-shop-1618.html
>
> Being flippant I'd say that article is a guide on how to get a job at
> a self important American Ruby shop.  I really don't think the advice
> isn't really applicable to the majority of real ruby jobs in the UK
> nor are the expectations realistic for the majority of applicants.

I don't think that's being flippant - I think you're dead on. Also,
despite the swagger and braggadocio, I don't think those 'top Ruby
shops' are necessarily where the most interesting work happens.

P.



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