A New Direction

Posted by Jeremy Voorhis Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:20:00 GMT

I have resigned from the position of Lead Architect at PLANET ARGON. While the experiences I have had there have been invaluable to me, it is time for me to explore a few specific areas of my career on my own. I am leaving behind a highly competent team and I look forward to seeing what they will accomplish as time unfolds.

In case you are wondering what’s next, I am dedicating greater portion of my time to my forthcoming book, Rails In a Nutshell, which will be published in 2007 by O’Reilly Media. I am also eager to spend even more time developing my Craft series of workshops, which begins on September 1-2. Finally, I will be available for contracting for Ruby development projects, acting as an developer, but also as a trainer and a mentor.

The common theme in all of these endeavors, giving direction to my future, is that I want to ultimately develop as a communicator; I want to connect with clients as well as fellow developers with the intent of improving our craft and sharing what we learn. Towards that end, I also intend to increase my community involvement, beginning at the Portland Ruby Brigade. See you there!

email address: jeremy at jvoorhis dot com

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  1. Robby Russell said about 1 hour later:

    You will be missed so much here! Thanks for all you have contributed to our team and I wish you the best with your book and adventures! :-)

    hug

  2. Brian said about 1 hour later:

    Congratulations on being a speaker at RailConf Europe and good luck with your book and craft series. I’m fortunate to have worked along side you for a few months and can attest that anyone could benefit from knowledge and especially enthusiasm that you impart. I’ll miss you’re daily review of the blogosphere and related literature punctuated with a few exclamations of “Whaaaat?!” I’m looking forward to seeing you develop your ideas around being a communicator since this is of great interest to us at PLANET ARGON, especially as it relates to communicating with clients about the development process.

    Looking forward to seeing you at pdx.rb!

  3. Tim said about 1 hour later:

    Jeremy, I wish you the best of luck with your future projects and I am looking forward to purchasing your book. See you around.

  4. Aslak Hellesoy said about 4 hours later:

    Good luck Jeremy!

    It’s great to hear you’re moving in the direction of communication – as long as you keep programming of course. In case you’re not already involved – you should try to get to some of the agile/xp/scrum conferences around the world. You’d have a lot to contribute with there – and the community has a lot to give.

    Aslak

  5. Damon Clinkscales said about 5 hours later:

    Congrats Jeremy. Sounds exciting!

    I attended your RailsConf talk and I enjoyed your content and delivery. Keep it up!

  6. Jason Watkins said about 6 hours later:

    congrats.

    i’d say ‘good luck’, but you don’t need any :)

  7. kogent said about 7 hours later:

    Congrats on your new endevors!!

    You mention becoming a mentor. Will that be a professional undertaking, or will that be a “benefit the community” effort?

  8. JV said about 10 hours later:

    @Aslak

    Programming is communication, and as a student of Marshal McLuhan and Neil Postman, I tend to think it’s all just storytelling :)

    @kogent

    Professional as well as community.

    @everyone

    I am in gratitude for your support!

  9. Jacob Stetser said 10 days later:

    Jason,

    Good luck on your new adventures – I enjoyed the small amount of work I had the chance to do for you.

    I look forward to your book!

    And.. I may be in touch about consulting – I’m always in need of good Rails developers for my team at Zaadz.

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