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    I'm trying to hire two ASP.NET developers, and the quality of applicant I'm getting here in Dallas is abhorrent. Ugh.
    Jan 19, 2011 6:28pm PST
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    I'm trying to hire two ASP.NET developers, and the quality of applicant I'm getting here in Dallas is abh... : RomSteady

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    • This should get some interesting replies... I'm going with "Make a system a fool can use, and only fools : CtrlFrk
    • Me too. It sucks. I also need someone with at least decent social/communication skills and that's making ... : tashtego
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      MVC or oldschool? : batkiwiThis person is cool!
      • Either. : RomSteady
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      please regale us with their awful answers. These are the levels I have encountered. "Multiple inherit... : filthysockThis person is cool!
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv6RbEOlqRo#t=0m06s : coldfusioncsThis person is cool!
        • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgPBxTwn7IA : FreonThis person is cool!
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        I've got two levels of positions: one would be primarily HTML/CSS/JavaScript and be learning C#/ASP.NET, ... : RomSteady
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          hey if this is a brand new project I highly recommend using sass, which can be bolted into .net http://s... : filthysockThis person is cool!
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            Minor threadjack, but what Firefox plugins would help me learn CSS? I have the hardest time trying to fi... : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
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              FireBug addon : pancake humper
              • Probably my most used addon.. it's great. : stonedonkey
              • I already use Firebug but never paid attention to the CSS aspect. I'll see if I can dig up some tutorial... : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
            • WebDev? I used to use this and it was awesome https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-develope... : ConfusedUsThis person is cool!
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              Firebug for firefox, but the dev stuff on the dev channel for chrome is very good now too. : filthysockThis person is cool!
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                Yeah zero|dpx mentioned the chrome dev stuff, I'll have to check it out. But getting me away from firebug... : yosemiteclimberThis person is cool!
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                  give it a go, they finally added the network tab which was the only thing that was missing. And it has a ... : filthysockThis person is cool!
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                    We really would like feedback on the Dev tools. They improve a lot in every release and AFAIK are pretty... : Zero|DPXThis person is cool!
                    • The inplace CSS stuff has been in there for a while but it got buggy and fiddly in the last release. : filthysockThis person is cool!
        • Hey RomSteady, I haven't touched HTML or CSS in like five years but I am totally a fast learner! : ConfusedUsThis person is cool!
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          What do both of those positions pay? Just curious... I'm trying to do what I can to pick up C#/ASP.NET, ... : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
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            The intro level position starts at $40k/year and is an hourly position. The mid level position starts ... : RomSteady
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              That sounds awesome. As a minor hijack, what would you recommend I do to get back on track with web devel... : ConfusedUsThis person is cool!
              • I was just about to ask this. I learned some web dev in school but really need to teach myself something ... : OmegaRed59
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                For CSS, start by checking out the Zen Garden. http://www.csszengarden.com/ Every page has the exact sa... : RomSteady
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                  Woah... what? w3schools is widely regarded as being a bit of a blight. They rank really highly on search ... : CtrlFrk
                  • Good to know there is an errata site out there, but reading through w3fools, half of their complaints hav... : RomSteady
                • Yeah I used to check out Zen Garden all the time. : ConfusedUsThis person is cool!
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                Python and Django Or.. Ruby on Rails : airrobThis person is cool!
                • Which do you think would be best to learn (and best/easiest to find a job) for an entry level position? : OmegaRed59
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              Just kind of curious - What does your company do, what type of software are we talking about? Also whe... : f4lln
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                We're an professional association. Most of what we do is simple CRUD and e-Commerce. Our most complex c... : RomSteady
                • Cheers to you, you are what I want to be within 10 years (boss of my own company :D) : mnok
            • Where are these jobs when I'm looking? Hopefully this ecommerce project I'm launching in a month or so is... : cpt_glovalThis person is cool!
        • Wow, for a change this makes me feel really good about myself. : steauengeglaseThis person is cool!
        • yes, ugh! : prokat
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      Clearly you have to hire from the shack. Every developer here is amazing, as shown by their post history... : shabuttle
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        I have hired from the Shack with some success already. : RomSteady
        • You know, some success does suggest some failure as well... : JonathanThis person is cool!
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      Fortunately we have almost completely transitioned off ASP.NET. We are having a hard enough time finding ... : SlowtremeThis person is cool!
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        what do your new C# .NET web developers do if you transitioned off ASP.NET? : MikkleThePickle
        • Hack gibsons : tashtego
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          We rebuilt the last of our sites about 2 years ago now. There is only one internal use app still in ASP t... : SlowtremeThis person is cool!
          • Are you sure you didn't transition off ASP to ASP.NET? : ThomWThis person is cool!
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        To what? : stonedonkey
        • I want to know this as well, I'm about to start a massive development project and deciding technical spec... : even4
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      Relocation package? : SlingBlaze
      • No relocation and no H1B sponsorship. Trying to hire local. : RomSteady
    • Don't worry they are horrible here in Tampa as well.. want a remote dev? : stonedonkey
    • I don't know any ASP *or* .NET and I will admit it in the interview, you should hire me for the job :) : dognoseThis person is cool!
    • I know, right? : cpt_glovalThis person is cool!
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      apparently one of the other applicants for my job has a patent for a collapsible hoola hoop. and attends ... : afrochopsThis person is cool!
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        (not that there is anything wrong with attending burning man, you just normally wouldn't announce that in... : afrochopsThis person is cool!
        • "So let's imagine there's this guy 'Bob' that worked here. Let's say 'Bob' went to burning man with me an... : Danny5225
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      Isn't that because nobody uses ASP? : biskitsThis person is cool!
      • php, ruby, are trendy and get attention, but there are still a lot of jobs out there on .net; java as wel... : jwninThis person is cool!
    • I want a job in the US as an asp.net developer :( : Pandilex