[DUG] Work Wanted in Wellington

Thu Jul 3 11:33:39 NZST 2014

To follow on from John Bird's comments, I have been involved in technical
interviews of potential employees many times and the biggest problem we
find is we get a number of applicants who are RAD developers and struggle
with code separation techniques and using unit test with DUnit etc. let
alone ones who can't solve simple SQL problems!
Thats not to say RAD developers can't become developers who can learn how
to do code separation unit tests. Its just a change in mind set.

Jeremy

On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 11:20 AM, John Bird <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz>
wrote:

>   OK that begs a further discussion!
>
> What in your eyes makes a developer “good” as opposed to thinking they are
> good – specific qualities please of what the good qualities are.  I am
> wondering if there are many opinions of what a “good” programmer is which
> might explain why some think they are good whilst others think they are
> not.  What are the more objective measures?
>
> I have worked on numerous projects the last few years and seen a lot of
> different talents.  Some that stick out in my experience are:
>
>
>    - Technical proficiency – ie knowing already what is likely to be the
>    best technology to use to tackle a new problem
>    - OO depth.   Is it innate or learned?   How is it best learned?
>    - Ability to mentor and guide others through existing code
>
> Curious to hear specifics from you as you have the reputation of a Delphi
> authority!
>
>  *From:* Jeremy North <jeremy.north at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 3, 2014 10:23 AM
> *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> <delphi at listserver.123.net.nz>
> *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Work Wanted in Wellington
>
>  I know here (Australia) we would happily pay decent salaries if we found
> Delphi developers that were actually good and didn't just *think* they were
> good.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Stefan Mueller <muellers at orcl-toolbox.com>
> wrote:
>
>>  As a Swiss Delphi Developer living in New Zealand I find that
>> interesting.
>>
>> Switzerland isn’t exactly at the top of my mind when I think about the
>> “value for bucks” for outsourcing work to – not because you don’t get the
>> quality, but because salaries there are almost twice what you would have to
>> pay here.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Kind regards,
>>
>>  *Stefan Müller*,
>> R&D Manager
>>
>> *ORCL* *Toolbox Ltd.*
>> Auckland, New Zealand
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>> *From:* delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:
>> delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] *On Behalf Of *Tony Blomfield
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 July 2014 9:29 a.m.
>> *To:* 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
>> *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Work Wanted in Wellington
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you would like to send the details to me I will have a chat with them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately we have had such a bad run with Kiwi Developers we moved
>> our R&D over to Switzerland last year where we get much more cost effective
>> results.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, I’d like to assess the person myself to see if they are suitable.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tony Blomfield
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [
>> mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz
>> <delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz>] *On Behalf Of *Gary T. Benner
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 2 July 2014 2:32 p.m.
>> *To:* delphi at delphi.org.nz
>> *Subject:* [DUG] Work Wanted in Wellington
>>
>>
>>
>> HI All,
>>
>> This just passed in if anyone can help:
>>
>> *Permanent Developer available in Wellington.*
>>
>> *Experienced Senior Delphi Developer looking for a permanent role in or
>> around Wellington. *
>>
>> *Open to remote work. Also open to learning a new language if needed.
>> Experienced in picking up code from others and looking after legacy systems
>> as well as new development.*
>>
>> *Also experienced as a Development Manager and Product Management.*
>>
>> Anyone with an opportunity can email me at gary at benner.co.nz and I'll
>> pass it on.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Gary
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