I think there are several reasons why I wouldn't do something like that:<div><br></div><div>a) Most places I've worked have a non-disclosure agreement that I signed that stipulates that I will not discuss specifics of past assignments. Discussing the company's systems/needs/etc. may violate this.</div>
<div><br></div><div>b) When I'm done with a project I trust that the documentation and hand-off procedures I've implemented will do their job. I normally only accept requests from the person who actually took over my position and I try to restrict conversation to the documentation -- for instance, if I omitted something I will discuss it. Otherwise, I'm not going to be compensated for providing free training for subsequent personnel, so why do it?</div>
<div><br></div><div>c) Your code should be understandable, well documented, and readable. If all those things are true, I would think a subsequent developer would have little need to discuss it UNLESS that person is not familiar with the language or the system I was coding for. In that case the company has replaced you with someone who does not have equivalent skills. When this has happened to me in the past I would be flooded with questions on how to do this and that, mostly things that one could find in a book. That is why I've learned to restrict my discussions to things that I accidentally omitted or anything that was unclear.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Alexander Danel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alexander.danel@gmail.com">alexander.danel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Hey, fellow Chicago Perl mongers,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Is there at place where we share employment
experiences? I know there is a Chicago
job board, what is the URL to that? What about just chatting about jobs –
are we allowed to do that here?</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">For example, I just finished a contract at a large,
traditional financial institution, I’ll just say the name starts with the
letter ‘N’. I noticed the same project manager is now hiring,
looking for Perl and Oracle. It occurs to me that some fellow Perl monger
might be considering taking that job, and wishes they could talk to someone
about what the experience might be like. Of course, I’m available
for conversation, just e-mail me before you take that job at a traditional
financial institution starting with the letter ‘N’. But is
there a forum for such communication?</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Alexander</span></font></p>
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