Agis A.
2012-Jan-04 18:19 UTC
Beginner here: What does it take to find a decent job as Rails developer and live from it
Hi all. I''m a newbie developer that''s been working with Joomla + PHP till now, but I''ve decided some weeks ago to start with serious development and specifically Ruby & Rails. For the history I was searching which language/framework to go with and I was between Python/Django and Ruby/Rails so I''ve decided Ruby. I''m currently reading the Cooper''s "Ruby for Beginners" and then I''m planning to move onto "Agile Development with Rails" and dive into Rails. Thing is, I''m currently very passionate about Ruby and web technologies generally and I can''t wait to start developing with Rails, plus I think I''m learning fast and I also have a nice idea in mind for a site I want to develop (might as well be called a "startup"). I would like to know however, from the experienced developers here, what are the job opportunities worldwide for Rails developers at the current time? I''m listening a lot that the Rails market is hot right now. Does this mean that if you''re a new yet decent Rails developer (always evolving), you can still find nice jobs worldwide? What does it take to be "employable" Rails developers? What are the most companies asking for? What if you''re decent developer with experience etc, but have no relevant University-College studies/certificates? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/qctbwXa9RZoJ. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
FaBritze
2012-Jan-04 19:43 UTC
Re: Beginner here: What does it take to find a decent job as Rails developer and live from it
Hello there! Rails is growing up very fast in the market To give you an idea, here in Brazil there are many opportunities for RoR web development, both in small and in multinational companies and some academic attempts too About "employable" Rails developer... This is very concerning... Depend''s the region or companie... Experience is more needed than studies/certificates, but without these you will have to make a good advertising and have a presentable portfolio to convince companies that you really have a difference in your work The combination would be ideal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Peter Hickman
2012-Jan-05 09:50 UTC
Re: Re: Beginner here: What does it take to find a decent job as Rails developer and live from it
Experience is good, especially comercial experience of Rails. If you''ve been doing Rails for 5 years but you are actually employed as a Java programmer you will probably lose to someone who has been employed as a Rails developer for 2 years. It''s hard to sell enthusiasm over experience :( -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Francisco Lucas
2012-Jan-05 10:40 UTC
Re: Beginner here: What does it take to find a decent job as Rails developer and live from it
Fabricia, where can I find this opportunities here in Brazil? On 4 jan, 17:43, FaBritze <fabricio.e.re...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hello there! > > Rails is growing up very fast in the market > > To give you an idea, here in Brazil there are many opportunities for > RoR web development, both in small and in multinational companies and > some academic attempts too > > About "employable" Rails developer... > > This is very concerning... > > Depend''s the region or companie... > > Experience is more needed than studies/certificates, but without these > you will have to make a good advertising and have a presentable > portfolio to convince companies that you really have a difference in > your work > > The combination would be ideal-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
ruby
2012-Jan-07 08:55 UTC
Re: Beginner here: What does it take to find a decent job as Rails developer and live from it
github.com find people on quora.com and stackoverflow. twitter isn''t a bad place to start streaming tags. and i think it''s always good to form relationships first then ask for a recommendation 2nd. people still hire people. i have a freelance opt if you''re ever interested. On Jan 5, 2012, at 2:40 AM, Francisco Lucas wrote:> Fabricia, where can I find this opportunities here in Brazil? > > On 4 jan, 17:43, FaBritze <fabricio.e.re...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: >> Hello there! >> >> Rails is growing up very fast in the market >> >> To give you an idea, here in Brazil there are many opportunities for >> RoR web development, both in small and in multinational companies and >> some academic attempts too >> >> About "employable" Rails developer... >> >> This is very concerning... >> >> Depend''s the region or companie... >> >> Experience is more needed than studies/certificates, but without these >> you will have to make a good advertising and have a presentable >> portfolio to convince companies that you really have a difference in >> your work >> >> The combination would be ideal > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Francisco Lucas
2012-Jan-09 13:26 UTC
Re: Beginner here: What does it take to find a decent job as Rails developer and live from it
thanks, ruby! On 7 jan, 06:55, ruby <rubyneed...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> github.com > find people on quora.com and stackoverflow. > > twitter isn''t a bad place to start streaming tags. > and i think it''s always good to form relationships first > then ask for a recommendation 2nd. people still hire people. > > i have a freelance opt if you''re ever interested. > > On Jan 5, 2012, at 2:40 AM, Francisco Lucas wrote: > > > > > > > > > Fabricia, where can I find this opportunities here in Brazil? > > > On 4 jan, 17:43, FaBritze <fabricio.e.re...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > >> Hello there! > > >> Rails is growing up very fast in the market > > >> To give you an idea, here in Brazil there are many opportunities for > >> RoR web development, both in small and in multinational companies and > >> some academic attempts too > > >> About "employable" Rails developer... > > >> This is very concerning... > > >> Depend''s the region or companie... > > >> Experience is more needed than studies/certificates, but without these > >> you will have to make a good advertising and have a presentable > >> portfolio to convince companies that you really have a difference in > >> your work > > >> The combination would be ideal > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.