Internext Workshop to Address 'How to Hire a Programmer'

LOS ANGELES—Internext New Orleans show organizers are very pleased to announce the scheduling of a workshop that will address a rare subject for a webmaster trade event: "How to Hire and Manage a Programmer." The workshop, which will take place Friday, May 30 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the River Bend Ballroom of the New Orleans Downtown Marriott, will be conducted by Domenic R. Merenda, aka Edgeprod, who wants to pull back the veil on hiring experienced developers who write maintainable, testable and scalable code, as well as strategies for keeping these talented professionals engaged and productive. "Hiring a competent programmer instead of a BROgrammer can be the difference between the ultimate success or failure of a project," said Edgepord. "My strategies for hiring and maintaining development talent are time-tested and results-proven." Edgeprod elaborated on what he will cover in the hour-long workshop that is designed for company owners and managers using non-technical terminology: "Custom web development can be a costly endeavor, full of potential pitfalls," he said. "These obstacles crop up not only during the building process, but for years to come as the code is maintained by subsequent programmers and teams. Learn how to engage experienced developers who will see your project to fruition instead of novices who may abandon the project midstream, or arguably worse, write code that is useless in the long run. From identifying desirable skill-sets and asking the right questions all the way to verifying previous work, this seminar will demystify the process of choosing an ideal candidate. "Hiring these individuals is only half the battle," he added. "The second part of the seminar deals with keeping coders engaged and contributing, without the typical drop in productivity. Strategies for programmer motivation, workflow patterns and team hierarchy are dissected and analyzed." WHAT "How to Hire and Manage a Programmer" Workshop WHEN Friday, May 30, 2014, 4:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE The River Bend Ballroom of the New Orleans Downtown Marriott WHO Domenic R. Merenda, aka Edgeprod