Ok, yesterday, I think I may have ruffled a few feathers, so let me try follow up with a bit more explanation. My problems are not with blogging. I use blogging as a way to get feedback on my own sometimes strange ideas. I like that aspect of Tech Blogging. I love that I can have dialogues (and can even have friendships) with some real heavy hitters. All of the CodeBetter bloggers come to mind when I say this... ok, everyone but Geoff (just because I like to give him crap).
[I'm trying to get an analogy here like Rory does... this is what he's really good at]. [Ok, got it... NOTE: No CodeMonkeys were actually hurt in the process of building this analogy]. What if what you need to do is attract the attention of a CodeMonkey? I don't want to know how to do it... what's the best way?
[Solving this like I sometimes try to with a programming issue]. I bring up the tool of choice for solutions... google. I search and find a blog by CU [apologies to those whose initials I use... I'll try to disguise them a bit]. CU suggests that "you get the biggest stick you can find and clobber the monkey over the head... that'll get his attention." He says that in his experience working at the airport that CodeMonkeys are hard of hearing and often get distracted, so you need to use pain.
Yes, now I know how to get a CodeMonkey's attention, but wait... are there any problems with this? So since this is a perplexing problem I decide to blog about it since there appears to be no other real advice for my problem. WM comments and he tells me that no you might hurt the CodeMonkey callously smacking him/her on the head... you need to use tact... because CodeMonkeys are fragile... typically he uses a Cajun Buffalo Mints to attract the CodeMonkey and then he can get the CodeMonkey's attention...
DP tells me that CodeMonkeys are useless and you shouldn't even waste your time trying to get something from them.
This is the type of advice that is out there. BTW, for sake of discussion DP has no web site nor blog. WM has a blog and he has posted a few interesting articles on CodeMonkeys, but nothing that defines him as an expert. CU only has one post on CodeMonkeys, so it's really hard to judge his knowledge. I really can't validate that they know anything at all about CodeMonkeys. But each one of these people speak as if they are actually authorities on the subject... which one is an authority and who are the posers?
BTW, blogging really is the answer (and sometimes when I blog I'm just venting about something...). To prove that blogging is the answer...
DC asks why do I want a CodeMonkey... I tell him that CodeMonkeys have a thumbprint that is magical and can restore one's white hair back to its original youthful appearance. He says that I should just use hair dye and forget about the fountain of youth... it's over.. you're 36 and genetics are just kicking in... deal... And he's right...
[The bottom line is trust experts in the areas that you've identified them to be experts in. I don't read Don Box's blog to learn more about T-SQL programming... For newer tech you need to play with it... no amount of experts are going to help you]