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Mitch Pirtle mitch.pirtle-at-gmail.com |nyphp dev/internal group use| 
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>On 4/14/06, Cliff Hirsch <cliff at pinestream.com> wrote:
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>>If I may interject -- without anyone throwing spears my way.
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>*spacemonkey smiles, rests hand on big red button
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>>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.
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>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.
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Good thing you need TWO keys and authorization signed by the President 
before you can hit that big red button, monkey ;-)

As for "when the next big thing comes along" well now that should never 
happen, should it? The Next Big Thing is already out there somewhere 
picking up steam. Best not keep your head in the cubicle all day long.