I upvoted this strictly because of the name.

Ha...it's because of this name that I gave yet another SPA javascript framework a look.

I came here to upvote anything stephenson - reamde and for pizzerias, snowcrash.

Like Tony Stark's basement.

I would hire any developer who could point to his or her prior work. Build something I can see for fun, contribute to open source. I would ask you why no degree in the interview just so I don't hear something like "I ain't into no book learning."

One more bit of advice. Own the "no degree" mystic. Make me believe it was by choice, not by happenstance.

yes, this is good. I can relate. what worries me is how tired you are to that opportunity... unless you are the absolute best

I would definitely suggest putting some extra effort into networking if in that position. Fly out to SF for some conferences and use Twitter like a maniac. It'll pay off if your job goes south and you have to end up looking for something else. You'll probably have to move in that case though.

Absolutely. I've been to both NYC and SF in the last 12 months.

I moved out of a larger tech center where I had a on-location job to where I am now (back to where I was raised). However, I didn't move until after working from home for a year and knowing I was protected for the long term.

in the original, the fisherman returns to a life he had before the MBA came into his life. The original story was meant to teach us the evils of money. But!! The thing that is missed is that the fisherman made a fortune and now has Health insurance good medical care can pay for his kids to be well educated can fund his nations defense his tax dollars help fund stuff like figuring out the cure for cancer Has helped to produce wealth money is not evil folks.

Just get a really fast SSD.

I have thought about that! I just can't find a good "bang for the buck". They are either really small in size and cheap or really expensive but larger in size. I dont see a middle road.

I imagine how my son (5 years old) sees me through his eyes, and I think about how my life is a large predictor of his life, and then I ask if I am being the kind of man I want my son to be.

can't wait for jucheck.exe!

the money spot for you would be to a finance programmer. C++ FTW. If you can code up a black sholes ( i know its antiquated, but its good practice) or any kind of financial model, you will get hired. Maybe you don't want to work in finance. Front office developer are rockstars though

Uh good luck even getting an interview at those places without a 3.8+ gpa from an Ivy league school. They also tend to test you pretty hard during the interview so if you get nervous you are screwed.

I actually coded up black scholes in Excel(VBA) 4 or 5 years ago. It was fun and not that hard. I was/am passionate about trading and loved dabbling in options, but it just wasn't for me.