I'm starting to here about this more and more. What are the downsides of telecommuting from the programmer and company's view? Is there anyone doing it successfully? How does it work? Meetings? Frequent flights to and from??? Thanks! Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Good Morning, Talked to a guy that said the most frustrating part of his job was the paperwork to do anything. What is your frustration on the job? Better yet, if you could change something about your job, what would it be? Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

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Hi, Thanks for the response, How do I find these contracting houses? Thanks! Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Thank you so much for the information. And I would greatly benefit from deeper explanation of your development test, how they work, and how you get people to apply. Thanks again!!! :) :) Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Well, Thank you, I was thinking the same thing about the bonus, but was not sure. And it would be kinda hard to move everything and everyone to San Antonio :) :). There are advantages to living in Illinois though. :) Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Well, If it is appropriate to ask, email me, let's talk! Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Good Morning, Thanks to all who responded to my original thread! All the responses were helpful and I thought another thread with clerification would be better than responding to each one. I think everyone is very right about hiring someone that can learn and shift to new technologies as necessary.:) I have been reading and learning from this site for about six months , and know that most of you could more than fill the position... we would simply negotiate saleries. But how do I find people like you? I interview and talk to programmers and am not impressed. Maybe I am spoiled on this sites level of experts? For example I had an interview the other day... Sharp guy, very adept at C++, a little experience with MFC, very little experience with SQL Server, but I think fundametally he disagrees and does not practice sound OOP(It seems that should be a big deal). He needed $80,000 salery (which I do not have a big problem with) and a $20,000 signing bonus(that I don't get). I had another that needed $60,000, but couldn't pass a simple C++ test. I feel like I'm whining, so let me get on with the questions. If you were me... Business Owner, self taught programmer, working too many hours, hired many people(but no IT pros) where would you go (shortest path) to get a person to do the following? Write sound, maintainable, extendable, and stable MFC C++ code.(this seems to be the most important doesn't it?) Understand and use sound database principles with Sql Server 7.0. (should this not be a big issue, because it can be learned?) Have pride in work and accomplishments.(don't produce crap) Be easy to work with.(will listen to others) Have initiative with ways to improve things.(improving code etc) All things built here are in-house applications. At this point there are no distributed apps. Projects on the plate are: New Company Contact management software (currently using GoldMine). Some computer telephony apps. Some web stuff. Maintain about 40,000 lines of telephony code.(very stable) And lastly, what would be a reasonable amount to pay for this person? I am in Illinois USA, about 20 miles east of St. Louis Missouri. Thanks! Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Good afternoon, I need some advice. I have a growing company. I have been writing code for everything, and need to focus more on growing and manageing our business. So I need to hire someone who can manage all our IT stuff. But after a couple of interviews I think my expectations are too high. Is it simply that hard to get a VC++, MFC, Sql Server, Asp person? I have been told to go to colleges, job sites... offer lots of money, offer small amounts to start, then give bonuses. Any experienced advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Your recommendation for www.iarchitech.com/mshame.htm was very informative!:) Thanks! Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

I'm a rookie here, but I thought you could compile applications with intel optimizations. My experience level is low enough those optimizations don't mean anything to me yet, but I thought they might in the future. Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

What about the optimizations in Visual C++ for intel( if your using VC ). Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

I am not one of them... it think(I do not support, or defend their, at times, extremely innappropriate tactics), I'm little iffy on the "moral majority" part... because I don't know what you mean there, I would like to call myself a moral person. Also, why do you use the terms un-american, anti-christian agendas? Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

I am a US Citizen, and I agree with the your stance on right to bear arms, but WOW... Religious DoGooder ... I take offense at your statement, not because of your views, but the obnoxious and senseless name calling. Why do it? We all have the same concerns about our freedoms being snatched away. So it seems, we should simply be aware, get involved with organizations that support our views, vote, and (ehrm) be nice. Obnoxious behavior never yields the result we want anyway. Have you every won a point in debat with screams and name calling? IMHO we may differ on many things, but we can still be adults and discuss things in way that yields results of understanding instead of isolation. Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Hey, Just got my ipaq... best techy acquisition I've made in years.(well, maybe just the coolest :cool: ). Anyone doing any cool things with them? :-D Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

A good source would be Joseph M. Newcomer's articles on this site, under General Category Threads Processes & IPC.:) Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

I've enjoyed "C++ Unleashed" by Jesse Liberty. Lots of depth, with good examples. Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

Is this for real:confused: Our clients will be furious. Is everyone out there going to shut down their servers or is this a peliminary April fools? Am I being the first sucker to ask the question??? Thanks!???? Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!

I purchased Dundas's TCP/IP Ent a couple of months ago. And have had very quick success. Download the demo, you'll find their libraries are easy to use. Give them a look. Tech support has been awesome(I'm a rookie at this stuff). Very quick response. Scott! Put the big rocks in the glass jar first!