Posted on Friday 2nd of February 2007 at 05:46 in The Internet

Web2.0 - now a skill?

When you're a web developer who was hired within the past 12 months, you're still likely to be receiving emails from agencies who still assume you're looking for work. It has come to my attention that "web2.0" has been placed as a skill on some job descriptions... How could you quantify yourself as web2.0?

Are you web2.0? Answer these questions
1. Do you slide gracefully around the world powered by Javascript only for onlookers to whisper in hushed amazement "wow, that's AJAX"?

2. Do you have any sharp edges? If yes leave now, web2.0 is rounded corners.

3. Do you have the ability to create user-generated-content without doing anything at all?

4. When standing on a white surface, do you get a crystal clear reflection of yourself looking back that fades towards your head?

5. Is your name Dave.aculo.us?

6. Do people consider you to be a means of social bookmarking?

If you answered NO to any of the above then you are not web2.0.

Absurd
People struggle to label what web2.0 constitutes let alone what skills it might encompass. What next? Do you put it on your CV as a skill? Can you quantify it? "I have 3 years of web2.0, 4 years of Java..."

Madness.

 

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