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Don't get me wrong: First and foremost, it's about making like-minded friends and reliable roommates. Ideally, the goal is the create a valuable development t
by zakkap 16y ago
Don't get me wrong:
First and foremost, it's about making like-minded friends and reliable roommates.
Ideally, the goal is the create a valuable development team in the process - and then take on fun and creative projects through opportunities like ycombinator and kickstarter.
That being said, I am a Ruby developer. I do think that anyone I pair-program with should be familiar with Ruby.
However, I am not tied to the constraint that I have a roommate that is a Ruby developer.
- teaspoon 16y agoThe Ruby requirement makes plenty of sense to me. But the Textmate/Heroku/rspec criteria make for a pretty tight Venn diagram, especially since you should be looking for someone who doesn't think exactly like you do. And do you really care if your roommate uses a different text editor than you do?
- zakkap 16y agoYou're right. It's a little tight. I've updated the website to say Textmate is preferred rather than required. The "heroku ftw!" remark is just a deployment option that I added in there to express my feelings towards the company. Technically it doesn't matter what platform we work on. I just happen to find them to be a rather unique and creative service that suits my needs. As far as RSpec - it's a matter of personal preference, but again... technically it doesn't matter. Anyone who doesn't meet the requirements EXACTLY should not feel unwelcome in sending me an email :)
- jhuckestein 16y agoLearning a new technology isn't really that big of a deal anyway. What if somebody introduces you to a technology that is better suited to solve a problem?