Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
Been busy for the past few weeks. Took a break from work to record a 1-hour Tagalog Let’s Play of a beta indie game I’ve been playing for the past few months, Towns.
(best viewed in HD)
Apologies for not lowering the game sound channel. I only realized it after uploading 700MB with a crappy PLDT myDSL line.
Just a couple of quick Ruby related updates.
Last Thursday we held our September meetup at the Friendster office in Ayala. Here are the videos of the event:
More pictures are posted at the Facebook group.
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In other news, I got around to updating RailsFTW to Rails 3.2.8, putting the installer ahead of RailsInstaller by a bunch of mini-releases. (LOL)
Updated installer can be found on the RailsFTW site.
Sabi nga natin noong nakaraang buwan, mas mabuti na gumawa ka na lang ng sarili mong portfolio kaysa maghabol ka ng mga certification, mas lalo na’t libre lang gumawa ng Github account para ipakita mo ang code mo pati na rin sa paggawa ng pansariling website.
Pero kahit mukhang simple lang ang payo na ito, mayroon paring mga bagay madalas itanong ukol sa mga portfolio.
Every once in a while, I get a recruiter sending me an e-mail or pinging me on Skype. I turn most of them down simply because they fail at reading; it shouldn’t be hard to understand the simple sentence “I am only available for contractual or part-time work”.
But what irks me the most is how they follow up the inquiry:
Do you know of anyone who is available that you can refer for recruitment?
At this point, I politely respond that everyone I know is busy with their own work and hopefully the conversation ends there.
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Why am I so annoyed at random people asking me for referrals?
First of all, I’m not lying with my “polite” answer. In the cutthroat market today for senior developers, you probably won’t find an available developer. At least, not for cheap.
But the real reason is that my conscience cannot allow me to refer other people to a company whose culture and practices I am not familiar with.
I came from a company who milked me for what I was worth then fired me for insubordination. Even now I am still suffering from the psychological effects of the whole ordeal.
So why would I risk dooming someone I know to a similar fate?
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In short, if I am not familiar with you or your company, don’t expect any referrals from me anytime soon.
Congratulations, natanggap ka na sa una mong trabaho! Pwede ka nang mamahinga at makakuha ng limpak-limpak na salapi mula sa iyong pinagtatrabahuhan!
Sa kasawiangpalad, hindi nagtatapos ang kwento mo sa pagtapos ng kolehiyo at pagkakuha ng trabaho. Marami ka pang kailangang gawin (at bigas na kakainin) bago ka maging isang ganap na software developer.
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