The term “rockstar” is much maligned in tech circles when applied to job descriptions.
Another sentiment told with utter sarcasm:
Any job description which contains the word, “rockstar,” must also disclose the salary offer.
-Steve
@jangosteve
And to round things out:
There’s nothing more ridiculous than job ads requesting a Ruby rock star. — Giles Bowkett
Since the term is so maligned, I’ve decided to take it. Like a day trader attracted to something at it’s lowest buy point, I’m attracted to the term, “Rockstar.”
My guitar skills aren’t that great. If anybody should be worthy of the term of Ruby rockstar it should be Zed Shaw for meeting the terms figuratively and literally. He plays guitar in an awesome way in the streets and he’s a great coder.
I wrote an email to the SF Ruby Meetup List in jest that was written in the alter ego of a Ruby rockstar. I was poking fun of a combination of stereotypes dealing with coders with egos and rockstars with egos.
The businessman in me thinks it’s such a shame that folks don’t own up to the moniker. Since others won’t; I will. I’m Jim Barcelona, Ruby rockstar.
2 replies on “Jim Barcelona, Ruby Rockstar”
Nice. Are we still friends? I never had a rockstar friend before, Ruby or otherwise.
this blog post is hilarious.