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If you could work with anyone for a week, who would it be?

If you could spend one week working and learning with an industry guru, who would it be?

Mine changes depending on what I am working on or what I am interested in at the time.  Though, it's usually none other than Mr. Ian Griffiths.

The guy is simply money, and he doesn't even know it!

I'd consider Chris Sells.  Though I am not sure I can sit with him for a week as I think our personalities would clash.

I think Ted Pattison would be pretty cool too.

 

 

Posted: Nov 05 2004, 08:48 AM by gregarobinson | with 15 comment(s)

Comments

Peter Cook said:

I would be going with Rocky Lhotka, Chris Sells or maybe Ken Henderson (the SQL Server Guru guy!).
# November 5, 2004 9:02 AM

Darron said:

Billy Hollis, or Rocky Lhotka.

It'd be interesting working closely with Ted Neward as well.
# November 5, 2004 9:12 AM

Kent Tegels said:

The three XMichaeLs: Michael Rys, Michael Brundage, Michael Kay
The dancing masters: Bob Beauchemin, Niels Berglund, Jenni Tennison
Just because it'd be so damn cool: Larry Wall, Ray Daniels, Fritz Maytag, The English Michael Jackson

Now, if I could just sit down and have a week of hanging out and writing time, Rocky be near the top of my list, as would Alex Homer and David Sussman.
# November 5, 2004 9:34 AM

Greg said:

Yeah, Rocky or Billy would be money too.
# November 5, 2004 9:35 AM

Russ C. said:

The guy who wrote Minesweeper , Obviously :)

# November 5, 2004 10:03 AM

Darrell said:

Rob Howard.
# November 5, 2004 3:19 PM

Christian Duhard said:

Someone like Martin Fowler would be cool.
# November 5, 2004 4:07 PM

Mike said:

It would have to Chris Sells. I think I would bump into everyone else just hanging around Chris.
# November 5, 2004 5:01 PM

Chris Sells said:

Tim Ewald and Don Box. I've gotten to work with those guys in the past and it's among the best moments of my entire life.
# November 5, 2004 8:09 PM

Mischa Kroon said:

All depends which industry, model or porn :P

But seriously i'd think about Kathleen Dollard since nobody picked a female or Dave Thomas.

Code generation and more effective programming would be the focus for me... if I have to go a direction for a week.

Or maybe Charles Carrol of learnasp.com fame.
# November 5, 2004 9:53 PM

Anon said:

The top 2 on my list would be:
Steve McConnell - software engineering guru
Anders Hejlsberg - language design guru
# November 6, 2004 1:23 AM

GuyIncognito said:

Rory Blyth and Carl Franklin. Sure, we wouldn't get anything done... but we'd have a blast!
# November 6, 2004 10:28 AM

Wilco Bauwer said:

Chris Brumme.
# November 7, 2004 7:02 AM

Richard Williams said:

Ward Cunningham, Kent Beck
# November 7, 2004 10:37 PM

Jim Argeropoulos said:

In no particular order:
Herb Sutter - C++
Ralph Kimball - Data warehousing
Cyrus Najmbadi - C#
Martin Fowler - Patterns and Refactoring
Andrei Alexandrescu - C++
Ron Jeffries - XP
Steve Gordon - Refactoring
Jonathan de Halleux - Unit Testing
# November 8, 2004 4:42 PM
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