Comments for The Opinionated Bastard http://www.opinionatedbastard.com My overly blunt opinions about technology Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:12:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Hiring Athletes instead of Bigfoot by Michael Denomy http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/2011/06/hiring-athletes-instead-of-bigfoot/#comment-94 Michael Denomy Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/?p=26#comment-94 Really good advice about working with the recruiter. The better experiences I have had working with HR and recruiters have been when we have gone over some early resumes together and figured out why as the hiring manager I liked some and not others. The good ones can draw out the nuances that may not get captured on an initial job description. Refreshing attitude about hiring for brains and attitude over a specific skill set. Unfortunate that it is such a rare approach. Really good advice about working with the recruiter. The better experiences I have had working with HR and recruiters have been when we have gone over some early resumes together and figured out why as the hiring manager I liked some and not others. The good ones can draw out the nuances that may not get captured on an initial job description.

Refreshing attitude about hiring for brains and attitude over a specific skill set. Unfortunate that it is such a rare approach.

]]> Comment on Why I Like DB2 by Alan S. http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/2011/03/why-i-like-db2/#comment-88 Alan S. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:43:10 +0000 http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/?p=9#comment-88 Pierce, excellent points. I've always liked IBMs DB technologies. Many people also don't know that iBM led the research on RISC instruction sets & the emulation technology needed to validate the RISC systems. IBM also contributed almost as much to open source Java as Sun has. Pierce, excellent points.

I’ve always liked IBMs DB technologies. Many people also don’t know that iBM led the research on RISC instruction sets & the emulation technology needed to validate the RISC systems.

IBM also contributed almost as much to open source Java as Sun has.

]]> Comment on Hiring Athletes instead of Bigfoot by Ted Smoot http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/2011/06/hiring-athletes-instead-of-bigfoot/#comment-86 Ted Smoot Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:38:16 +0000 http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/?p=26#comment-86 This totally helps. I'm about to start the process of screening iOS devs - my anxiety (being a non-dev, but in IT) is quelled a bit. Thank you very much! This totally helps. I’m about to start the process of screening iOS devs – my anxiety (being a non-dev, but in IT) is quelled a bit. Thank you very much!

]]> Comment on Why Agile Works: The Success Well by Haim Zamir http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/2011/04/why-agile-works-the-success-well/#comment-67 Haim Zamir Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:24:38 +0000 http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/?p=18#comment-67 I really enjoyed this insight. I would like to know more about its source, and are you the one to apply it to Agile development? I really enjoyed this insight. I would like to know more about its source, and are you the one to apply it to Agile development?

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