Just RTFM

If it were really only about the programming. This blog and blather is my collection of things I’ve learnt and/or shared via Leo’s github. more…

Github's Importance

April 04, 2013

Github is a tremendous service. Not only does it provide the developer community an opportunity to share their craft and collaborate on tools that benefit us all, it also provides an ideal calling-card that tells others a lot about yourself.

As a hiring manager, this is crucial. Outside of a great endorsement from someone who’s opinion on development and work habits I trust, Github offers a natural path to understanding what a developer is all about. No awkward requirements to take a coding quiz if you’ve already proved yourself in public.

Just RTFM

March 24, 2013

I still remember the first time I heard someone say RTFM. It was in the mini-computer lab back in college during 1984 while I was working on the standard write your own shell in “C” assignment for the new operating system, UNIX. There weren’t a lot of experts around so I was told I could learn everything I needed if I RTFM - HA! Its twenty-nine years later and I’m still trying to decipher the Freaking Manual.