Developerfests vs Installfests

[Scott Elcomb]

On 6/29/06, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 6/29/06, Scott Elcomb <psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Coding is overrated IMO.  It's cool, but overrated.
> >
> > There are so many other aspects to developing products that
> > "non-programmers" are needed for.  Media, PR, organization, project
> > management - these are all things sucessful projects require, and most
> > need help with.
> >
>
> It is overrated, but isn't that because it is hard for most OSS fans
> to sit and find the time and concentration for good long coding
> sessions?

I'd say no.  It's hard to sit and find the time for research.

> Though many excellent projects are also sorely lacking good
> documentation (sometimes even a README and FAQ) and a good, nicely
> graphic-designed homepage. Perhaps that's because the people who
> contribute these things don't always get enough credit. Why are
> webmasters and doc writers not mentioned in the
> Help->About...->Credits... box of most apps?

There are lots of jobs out there where people do not recieve the
credit they deserve.  On a more positive note, Web developers /are/
recognized as a job classification by the GoC:

http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/2001/e/groups/2175.shtml

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