If the tech economy turns to crap and there are lots of newly unemployed programmers sitting around, I'd actually expect the amount of OSS activity to increase somewhat. All those geeks aren't going to turn off their computers and never code again.
And I will go further and suggest that they may do so to help them compete for what jobs remain. Effective development on a free project is one more paragraph on your resume, and one more paragraph of experience can be worth a lot.
I never liked it that way, but it was my ticket out of the dot-com bust.
Was worried by that survey myself. So I went hunting for the actual survey article.
Sounds like they were picking one of several "most important" skills. I would guess(hope) the other 43% chose other options because either they already have a steady supply of developers with problem-solving skills, or they're respondents who are proficient in those other skills hoping for a job.
It's great that you have the sense to try to get out of the way, BUT...
So I tap my brakes to get him to back off, he doesn't. Don't ever do this. Every driving/safety article/video I've ever seen has advised against it, and I don't find it very effective in practice either. When you're dealing with someone who's got any combination of commute frustration, ego, poor understanding of physics, and poor understanding of traffic logistics, there's really nothing you can do with your hands or vehicle to communicate danger to them.
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Punch Rockgroin!
French!
Not to mention they're BOTH running on the "I'm not Bush" ticket.
At the very least, they provide service for International Ragnarok Online. People whose ISP happened to go through Sprint are now unable to play.
In Soviet America, vote for Gore and Chad hangs you!
It's not even a post. It's copypasta from political email spam.
In Soviet Russia, the Red has you!
AOL CDs?
If the tech economy turns to crap and there are lots of newly unemployed programmers sitting around, I'd actually expect the amount of OSS activity to increase somewhat. All those geeks aren't going to turn off their computers and never code again.
And I will go further and suggest that they may do so to help them compete for what jobs remain. Effective development on a free project is one more paragraph on your resume, and one more paragraph of experience can be worth a lot.
I never liked it that way, but it was my ticket out of the dot-com bust.
New Entry-level opportunity for a young, seasoned programmer in a fast-paced environment. Must have:
2 Years MS-SQL experience
3 Years in "M", 5 preferred
Pay negotiable.
One counterexample does not rebut "most." Especially if you compare it to the ratings/rankings to any one of House, the CSI's, and Law & Order.
And courtships are run by courts!
Now that's charge I can believe in!
2a.) Bonus soapbox points for every section with comments like "????" or "I think this works."
No body likes an spelling/grammer not see.
Has an email server ever been slashdotted?
I don't suppose it's possible to get an exception in the lameness filter for the word "developers," is it? We really need that.
That's what happens when you call her Dottie!
It's okay, Scotty wrote that recommendation. Now YOU can be the miracle worker!
"WOOKIES DONT LIVE ON ENDOR!" is also a South Park reference, like his Parent before him.
Moral of the thread: The best way to deal with internet bullies is to turn around, and go back to banging your coconuts together.
Was worried by that survey myself. So I went hunting for the actual survey article. Sounds like they were picking one of several "most important" skills. I would guess(hope) the other 43% chose other options because either they already have a steady supply of developers with problem-solving skills, or they're respondents who are proficient in those other skills hoping for a job.
Wow. Any more trolly and we'd need a "Threshold: -Many!"
Thermodynamics
Isn't worth a damn when you
bring home the bacon.