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[Cliff Hirsch]

Mitch has some great thoughts. So think UI, security, DB, etc.
functionality, not technology. I think guru.com and elance are
ridiculous ways to generate business. Let's think about this --
auctioning off your services... I just hired a writer for $8/hour.
Seriously...

To draw a parallel to the semiconductor space, RF design specialists are
in really, really hot demand. RF will never, ever go away. It is not a
technology, it is a market arena. But that poor semiconductor guy that
focused on emitter coupled logic isn't looking too happy -- that is
unless he shifted with the market and realized his expertise wasn't
actually ECL -- it was high speed design and hey guess what, that's kind
of like RF isn't it or that 3GHz processor that is fabricated in CMOS
but has the same exact design challenges as that 20 year old ECL
process.

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From: talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org [mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org]
On Behalf Of tedd
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:33 PM
To: NYPHP Talk
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] Whats a Competitive Salary for PHP Dev


>On 4/14/06, Cliff Hirsch <cliff at pinestream.com> wrote:
>>  If I may interject -- without anyone throwing spears my way.
>
>*spacemonkey smiles, rests hand on big red button
>
>>  If I were trying to make a living programming, I would try to find a

>> single area where I can be that expert -- and command a price based 
>> upon  value, not time.
>
>Excellent comments - however I'd just like to add that when you choose 
>an area for specialization, you do not become dependent upon vertical 
>technologies. In the webspace at least, trends come and go at a 
>frightening pace, so being an AJAX specialist may net you lots of 
>bootie right now and then land you on the bench, permanently, when the 
>next big thing comes along.
>
>--
>Mitch Pirtle

More excellent comments.

I picked an area of specialization and found myself on the bench -- 
so, I can speak to the truth of that observation.

tedd
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