I found my current gig through the August 2012 thread, so yes. It was immensely useful to me in the many months before I picked up and moved to California beca

I found my current gig through the August 2012 thread, so yes. It was immensely useful to me in the many months before I picked up and moved to California because it gave me a great sense of what kind of companies were actively hiring, what sorts of skills were most in demand, and what kind of compensation was available. Now as an engineer helping out with recruiting I find it's a great way to get the attention of candidates with more unorthodox backgrounds. It's especially helpful for companies located outside of S[FV] since we don't have the same critical mass of local personal developer contacts to hire from. I'd second that the thread should be the first Monday of the month.