[BangPypers] [chennaipy 1126] [XPost][Slightly OT] Could you share your experiences about Python Freelance programming, from a programmer's perspective

[Saager Mhatre]

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:26 PM, kracekumar ramaraju <
kracethekingmaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd go so far as to suggest that they join a mid-to-large sized company and
> > spend the first couple of years maintaining somebody else's crap code.
> It's
> > one hell of a learning experience.
> >
> >   Don't join Big companies, you're learning is not in your hand, large
> > companies work on diverse areas, so chance of getting into the area which
> > interests you is less.
> >
>
> I personally feel joining small or little mid size companies can help you
> learn much better.
>
> In larger size companies it is process oriented and easy to pass the buck.
>

True... to some extent. Like just about anything else, you have to choose
wisely.
My four years at Kanbay (now CapGemini) taught me a lot of lessons in
organization, management as well as presentation.

Of course, like Sidu said earlier, none of these skills can substitute good
engineering chops.
And that, IMHO, is a decision that must come from within.

- d