{"id":21,"date":"2009-12-14T22:15:29","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T04:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steven.diomampo.com\/blog\/?p=21"},"modified":"2009-12-15T13:06:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-15T19:06:55","slug":"stop-encapsulating-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steven.diomampo.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/14\/stop-encapsulating-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Encapsulating Yourself!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; \"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">To start, I&#8217;ll explain the inspiration behind this post. I recently had the pleasure of being onboard the <a href=\"http:\/\/riadventure.com\">RIAdventure conference cruise<\/a>. Being that it was my first Flash\/Flex conference, I could tell after day one that I had been missing a really, really big piece of my life as a developer. I feel ashamed to say it, but my time prior to this was spent hacking away from the sidelines. Here is a small Q\/A I came up with<\/span>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">Do I browse every forum and blog searching for an answer, but don&#8217;t \tfind one, then when I finally solve it, do I submit the solution?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">Express your gratitude with a simple response. It&#8217;ll go further you \t\tthink.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">Is there a limited history of my work available to the public?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">So you write top secret code, but still find time to update your \t\ttwitter status with useless information. The top dogs in our \t\tindustry gain a following, because they have something to follow. \t\tIf you have nothing, recycle, and try throwing a link to a good \t\tarticle every once in awhile.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">Have I ever been to a conference?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">For super introverts, find your local user group, and get involved. \t\tFor curious introverts to total extroverts, book the next \t\tconference possible!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">Meet Some Of My New Developer Besties (in no particular order)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leefernandes.com\">Lee Fernandes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/johnwilker.com\/\">John Wilker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.360flex.com\">Tom Ortega<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.rivello.org\/\">Sam Rivello<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dougmccune.com\/blog\/\">Doug McCune<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usefulconcept.com\/index.cfm\/\">Joshua Cyr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecontent.org\/\">Greg Burch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/guyinthechair.com\/\">Paul Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.digitalbackcountry.com\/\">Ryan Stewart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g-unix.com\/blog\/\">Faisal Abid<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andspot.com\">Ash K.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.natebeck.net\">Nate Beck<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flexdiary.blogspot.com\">Amy Blankenship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">Minnesota Scott<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stevehoward999.wordpress.com\/\">Steve Howard<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"LEFT\">If you&#8217;re not jealous, <strong>Stop Encapsulating Yourself!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To start, I&#8217;ll explain the inspiration behind this post. I recently had the pleasure of being onboard the RIAdventure conference cruise. Being that it was my first Flash\/Flex conference, I could tell after day one that I had been missing a really, really big piece of my life as a developer. 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