Why ThoughtWorks

Recently someone asked me three questions regarding ThoughtWorks. I thought I'd share my answers here:

Why did you join ThoughtWorks?

Agile + Ruby. As a concept, Agile seemed to me like a radical but pragmatic approach to software development. My research on it kept leading me to TW. It wasn't long before I realized that if you wanted to see Agile come out of books and blogs into real-world projects, TW was the place to be. Same thing with Ruby: most of what I know about the language is via blogs by ThoughtWorkers. 2 + 2 = 4 and Agile + Ruby = TW

What do you most look forward to when you come into work everyday?

Learning something new. Everyday you come to office, your horizons get broadened some way or the other. You may pick up some good programming practices, improve your OO modeling, get introduced to a new framework, figure out how to make iteration planning more effective, or perhaps just learn new Table Tennis tricks! There is always someone you can share ideas and experiences with.

What differentiates TW from any other company?

• Excellence: talented folks all around
• Passion: everyone puts in their best and are committed to whatever they do
• Uncompromising: no shortcuts taken, no excuses given -- quality and respect are never compromised
• Complete support: from management, admin, IT, colleagues

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