Comments for William Yarbrough http://www.wcyarbrough.com Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:47:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on stfu, noobs by Aaron http://www.wcyarbrough.com/stfu-noobs/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Aaron Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:47:23 +0000 http://www.wcyarbrough.com/?p=223#comment-29 Nobody starts out a pro. Everyone first getting into an industry is new, getting their feet wet and likely learning from others. Your industry and mine has their fair share of script kiddies. Hell, I remember the days when I was script kiddie. I took that learned from it, and 10 years later I am true guru and respected. If you are truly know your shit, then no script kiddie can even compete with you. You should have enough confidence in your own skill set and professionalism, such that you do not need to worry about 'hacks' as being competition. If you are worried about hacks being your competition, than maybe you are a hack yourself. By "you" I mean your colleague, or anyone else who believes insecure. Noobs will weed themselves out in time, because they can't compete with pros. Someone will eat your lunch if you let them. Plain and simple. Nobody starts out a pro. Everyone first getting into an industry is new, getting their feet wet and likely learning from others. Your industry and mine has their fair share of script kiddies. Hell, I remember the days when I was script kiddie. I took that learned from it, and 10 years later I am true guru and respected.

If you are truly know your shit, then no script kiddie can even compete with you. You should have enough confidence in your own skill set and professionalism, such that you do not need to worry about ‘hacks’ as being competition. If you are worried about hacks being your competition, than maybe you are a hack yourself. By “you” I mean your colleague, or anyone else who believes insecure. Noobs will weed themselves out in time, because they can’t compete with pros. Someone will eat your lunch if you let them. Plain and simple.

]]> Comment on stfu, noobs by David http://www.wcyarbrough.com/stfu-noobs/comment-page-1/#comment-27 David Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:06:06 +0000 http://www.wcyarbrough.com/?p=223#comment-27 I couldn't agree more. A lot of enginners I know (me included) have been programming, in one form or another, since we were children. I wouldn't elevate the stuff I did then even to the level of "hack", but it laid an important foundation upon which I've built my life. So why is that a good thing for children but a bad thing for adults? Engendering the idea that computers/websites/design is something that you play with rather than something that must have a lot of formal structure and fear around it seems like a positive, to me. I'm not anti-academia by any stretch. I think getting my CS degree was the right thing to do and prepared me for my professional life. But, yeah, you can't gate asshats through education -- they'll still squeak through. ( = The walled garden approach just guarantees that our users ("User requests are what computers are for") will have an ever-increasing slope to trudge as they try to attain the mastery necessary to usefully exploit our technical resources. I couldn’t agree more. A lot of enginners I know (me included) have been programming, in one form or another, since we were children. I wouldn’t elevate the stuff I did then even to the level of “hack”, but it laid an important foundation upon which I’ve built my life. So why is that a good thing for children but a bad thing for adults? Engendering the idea that computers/websites/design is something that you play with rather than something that must have a lot of formal structure and fear around it seems like a positive, to me.

I’m not anti-academia by any stretch. I think getting my CS degree was the right thing to do and prepared me for my professional life. But, yeah, you can’t gate asshats through education — they’ll still squeak through. ( =

The walled garden approach just guarantees that our users (“User requests are what computers are for”) will have an ever-increasing slope to trudge as they try to attain the mastery necessary to usefully exploit our technical resources.

]]> Comment on stfu, noobs by Kim http://www.wcyarbrough.com/stfu-noobs/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Kim Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:45:52 +0000 http://www.wcyarbrough.com/?p=223#comment-26 I sort of wonder if more folks will decide undergraduate school isn't for them. It sort of became the new high school diploma... So many folks our age have gotten degrees only to work administrative or service sort of jobs. In some crucial, legitimate fields, like journalism , even an undergraduate degree is considered optional. It's about the work you can do, not your background. I sort of wonder if more folks will decide undergraduate school isn’t for them. It sort of became the new high school diploma… So many folks our age have gotten degrees only to work administrative or service sort of jobs. In some crucial, legitimate fields, like journalism , even an undergraduate degree is considered optional. It’s about the work you can do, not your background.

]]> Comment on Weekly Digest for Feb 19th, 2010 by William Yarbrough http://www.wcyarbrough.com/weekly-digest-for-feb-19th-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-12 William Yarbrough Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:26:54 +0000 http://www.wcyarbrough.com/weekly-digest-for-feb-19th-2010/#comment-12 Sorry man, this is my own custom handiwork. I'd gladly talk if you need a custom template designed for your needs! Sorry man, this is my own custom handiwork. I’d gladly talk if you need a custom template designed for your needs!

]]> Comment on Zen and the Art of Craft Brewing by Kim http://www.wcyarbrough.com/zen-and-the-art-of-craft-brewing/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Kim Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:33:20 +0000 http://www.wcyarbrough.com/?p=117#comment-6 Doing dishes by hand. Exercising for long periods. Manual, repetitive lab or office work. Doing dishes by hand. Exercising for long periods. Manual, repetitive lab or office work.

]]> Comment on Shortsightedness in the Time of Panic by Kim http://www.wcyarbrough.com/shortsightedness-in-the-time-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Kim Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:10:19 +0000 http://www.wcyarbrough.com/?p=105#comment-5 I agree that sometimes price can be an issue with potential clients. It's can be hard, but you have to remember how much your time is worth! I agree that sometimes price can be an issue with potential clients. It’s can be hard, but you have to remember how much your time is worth!

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