[DUG] Work Wanted in Wellington

[Marshland Engineering]

>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:

>a.. Technical proficiency ? ie knowing already what is likely to be the best 
technology to use to tackle a new problem 
>b.. OO depth. Is it innate or learned? How is it best learned? 
>c.. Ability to mentor and guide others through existing code
>Curious to hear specifics from you as you have the reputation of a Delphi 
authority!

I was never a great programmer, 
I'm an Electronic Engineer that ended up in computers.  I had a computer business in South Africa, Computer 2000 LTD, with 5 staff. I employed school leavers with high math marks and 'trained 
them' in my coding practice. Most sayed with me for 5+ years and move on to much greater things. 

The basic requirements of software is to make the customers life easier. Simple user interface and reliable code. I didn't 
loose any customers in 13 years, (bar one that had to change because the main 
office in Europe made them). I sold the customer base, software and 2 remaining 
staff members when I left for NZ. 

I had a call last year from one customer for a query on support for my 
accounting software I wrote for them 32 years ago. Still using it for his paint 
manufacturing business.    

When I post Delphi questions on one of the other forums these days, I get so 
many varied and different ways of solving the simple problem, it boggles me. 

I think the best thing any company can do is to develop a standard way of 
doing/coding things and train everyone to follow suit. In the long term it will 
pay off. 

Cheers Wallace

Now machining for a living. A lot less variables. 
  
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