Posts tagged ‘pet peeves’

Looking for a job? Don’t be this guy.

by Josh Fraser on June 5, 2009

I just received this email: Hi, Please see my attached resume. I'm very intelligent and creative. I have a very eclectic arsenals of skills for the solution of problems. I've worked in numerous startups, including several of my own. Reed The ...

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Let’s start a new trend

by Josh Fraser on December 3, 2007

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. Every email I receive these days seems to contain that sentence in one form or other. A bit rude, isn't it? Wait, it gets better... To ensure delivery, ...

Tags: email deliverability, pet peeves No Comments »

When you know just enough to be dangerous

by Josh Fraser on September 27, 2007

I’ve always been amazed by the number of books that promise to teach you how to program in just a few days or weeks. I recently stumbled across a book at Amazon entitled: Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes. 10 minutes!!! Why do we think it ...

Tags: pet peeves, software development No Comments »

Hi. I'm Josh.

I enjoy solving interesting problems, writing code, public speaking and playing outdoors. I am the founder of a startup called EventVue. This is my blog where I share what I'm currently learning about life, entrepreneurship and software development. read more »

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