Just A Summary : I am not a rock star

Comment on I am not a rock star by Codepope

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:23:36 -0600

Hey, at least Ruby and Rails gets Rock stars….

On Java, we have no good alliteration. Well, apart from junkie. And that’s not good either. (and jewel sounds nice but it’s a bit princessy)

And heck, spare a thought for the .Net chaps… what alliterates with dot?

Comment on I am not a rock star by Piers Cawley

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:31:24 -0600

Actually, if you google for javascript rockstar you get more hits than for ruby OR rails rockstar.

Comment on I am not a rock star by Aristotle Pagaltzis

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:15:00 -0600

Maybe someone died and made you a rock star programmer? :-)

Comment on I am not a rock star by Ben

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:56:06 -0600

I really, really hate the whole “rockstar/ninja/whatever” job posting trend. I’m hopeful it’ll die out soon, but let’s just say I’m not holding my breath.

Re: javascript rockstars – I bet that there’s a lot of overlap. In fact, here are the numbers (Googling, of course):

javascript rockstar        - 475k
(ruby or rails) rockstar   - 381k
javascript rockstar -rails - 245k
javascript rockstar -ruby  - 213k

Comment on I am not a rock star by Piers Cawley

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:58:54 -0600

Oh… ninjas. I forgot the fucking ninjas. Thanks so much for reminding me.

Comment on I am not a rock star by Jack Danger Canty

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:27:08 -0600

Wanted: Rails Rockstar Must have:

Drug Addiction
Inflated sense of self importance
Guitar or keyboard
Willingness to sign a contract blindly
Tight pants

Payment in stock options only.

Comment on I am not a rock star by spacemonkey

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:49:32 -0600

Piers, when coders get to our age they are no longer capable of being ninjas. That is when we need to transition to sumo wrestlers.

WANTED: Ruby on Rails Sumo Wrestlers

Yeah, I like how that one looks. :-)

Comment on I am not a rock star by Thomas

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:53:08 -0600

I was told that I’d be a Cowboy. I guess that’s the quite variation of the Rockstar.

And yes, I hate to be a cowboy, but what else can I do? Digging for oil?

Comment on I am not a rock star by Piers Cawley

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:09:14 -0600

I have an embarrassing confession…

If you search for “Piers Cawley” on Google groups, you’ll find posts of mine from around ‘95-6 in which I describe myself in my .signature as a “Systems Sheriff at Frontier Internet”.

Comment on I am not a rock star by Ajit

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:27:29 -0600

Come on! We all know all computer programmers are as good as rockstars. Haha. Without us, the world would quite stop working. We are indispensable.

Comment on I am not a rock star by Simon

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:04:53 -0600

I was a rock star.

Comment on I am not a rock star by E. James O'Kelly

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:06:57 -0600

Ahh, thanks for reminding me to target a new set of keywords. Maybe I will ask for the phrase to be included in testimonials. ie James O’Kelly is a Ruby on Rails Rockstar that would make a great addition to any team!

I do have a lot of tats and a guitar, used to have some nice addictions…. bah… never was emo enough for tight pants. too bad.

Comment on I am not a rock star by chromatic

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:48:16 -0600

My undergraduate degree is in Rock Star. Seriously. (Well, mostly serious.)

Comment on I am not a rock star by Piers Cawley

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:45:39 -0600

@E. James O’Kelly: Right you are James. Check out the updated article. Hope this helps you.

Comment on I am not a rock star by sprewell

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:44:21 -0600

As soon as I see someone writing about rock star programmers, I know that person is an idiot. Unfortunately, many of the people who write job postings are idiots.

Comment on I am not a rock star by Brendan

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:33:37 -0500

But are you a code warrior?