Nothing Ventured

A few weeks ago I had decided to take the plunge and apply at Three Rings since they were opening up a location in Philly. I didn't consider my chances all that good but went for it anyway. They presented a fascinating opportunity if things panned out so it would have been silly of me to not at least try for it.

Today I received the official 'we are going to pass' email. Not surprising but a bit disappointing.

I decided to actually bluntly ask Three Rings where I had gone wrong. Probably a faux pas I know but I never get any feedback on 'why' from various companies and these peeps seem informal enough to maybe actually be willing to say something. That and it would be nice to keep the dialogue open in case something else came up in the future.

Still, even without getting the job the experience it'self was probably worth it. I got to play in their development environment, learned a new language, and worked with a network programming paradigm that was new to me. It was interesting to see how in some ways their network API was way ahead of what we use, and in other ways so far behind. So I learned stuff.