I've been programming for a while - at my first job, I got interested in the internet - but the leaflet didn't mention the world wide web - that was still about two years later. I did get online soon after that though - at 2:251/106.
For the last 20 years, I've been writing PHP and trying to avoid the march of time, and the use of Javascript as a server-side language. It's also more than 20 years since I first got paid by someone I didn't meet first - a subscription-based community site that ran from October 1997 till summer, 2000. That paid most of my internet-related bills for most of that period too!
My main (long-term) side-project is Contract Availability, where I aim to better connect developers and recruiters - only when we are looking for a new job. It's annoying getting five or ten calls or emails a week, and half the time when I'm also looking at my boss over the desk. So, if you aren't looking, you won't be found.
For developers:
- Tell recruiters when you are next available,
- Let them find you only when you are ready to talk to them
For recruiters:
- Talk to those candidates that want to to talk to you,
- That can fill your clients needs,
- And find out as soon as they become available.
