by AussieCoder on 12/29/13, 10:33 PM with 9 comments
I'm not disparaging them. I work with them. For them, writing code is just a job and that job helps keep the businesses we depend on working.
But they could be so much more productive if they updated their skills and had opportunity to gain new experience.
There is no shortage of educational information and opportunities on the web, but these aren't the type of people to go looking for it. It needs to come to them, in their workplaces, ideally during their working day.
So, my question is this - if we want to help them enhance their skills and experience, how do we reach them?
by dkuntz2 on 12/30/13, 12:13 AM
They're doing perfectly well. They fill their role, they do their job, they do what they want during their free time. Who are you (or anyone) to say that needs to be changed?
The last paragraph of Hansleman's post captures it perfectly:
> The Dark Matter Developer will never read this blog post because they are getting work done using tech from ten years ago and that's totally OK. I know they are there and I will to support them in their work.
by punkghetto on 12/29/13, 11:38 PM
by rpietro on 12/29/13, 11:29 PM
again, don't get me wrong: the ones who do it as a job might well have other things that they love and that for them would be a dream come true type of career. doesn't mean they lack passion or are not really good at something else, but programming might just not be the thing that they are passionate about
by czbond on 12/29/13, 10:46 PM