You Need a Personal Wiki
I recently decided to start a personal Wiki. I decided to do this, partially, not only because wanted to mess around with Github, but more importantly, because I often find myself spending a lot of...
View ArticleThe Software Glass Ceiling: Career Path?
This is a somewhat old article (2006), but it eludes to something that I have found a bit bothersome about attitudes regarding software engineering career paths. I recently interviewed for a Business...
View ArticleThe Software Glass Ceiling: Software Management
The Peter Principle says, basically, that people are promoted until reaching a level of incompetence. I think the reverse of this can be true as well: An employee may not be promoted because he or she...
View ArticleThe care and feeding of software engineers – Link
I really like and agree with this article: http://www.nczonline.net/blog/2012/06/12/the-care-and-feeding-of-software-engineers-or-why-engineers-are-grumpy/ Filed under: Employment, Personal...
View ArticleStaying Current
During nearly ever job interview I’ve ever had, on the phone or face-to-face, I’ve been asked some form of the question, “How do you keep your experience current?” Sometimes (emphasis on sometimes)...
View ArticleWriting
Like all software engineers that I’ve ever met, I have a few other interests. One of those is writing (although I argue that the ability to write, and to do so well is an important skill in the life of...
View ArticleInterview Advice
I’ve been on countless interviews, and I’ve learned a few things along the way. I don’t consider myself an expert by any means, but I’ve learned how to interview well. It took a while to figure it out,...
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