Who do you write the code for?
You can probably come up with a bunch of answers: the computer, the client, the cloud, the company... But first and foremost you write code…
You can probably come up with a bunch of answers: the computer, the client, the cloud, the company... But first and foremost you write code…
I've been coaching IT people with their job search and resume writing since the end of November. And I've noticed that a lot of us…
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You have one. A comfort zone. You're safe. You're productive. You're bored. Get out! #jumpstartblog
Some time ago I was asked by my aunt to do some job counseling in middle school. When I was looking for ideas how to approach the topic I found that article. I liked it so here’s reblog 😉
And I love the comparison between waterfall methodology and agile mindset. And “clean daughter” example 🙂
I am often asked by non-programmers to explain what I do and how I do it. Following is my answer.
I am a programmer and, like many others in my profession, I am a nerd.
“Wonderful thing with nerds: they’re enthusiasts. Not having a life means you get to love things with a passion and nobody bothers you about it.” – John Burnside
Many think that computers are really smart. They are not. They are as dumb as it can be. What they excel at is crunching numbers very quickly. They do not know how to think or reason. They do exactly what we tell them.
The job of a programmer is to translate real-world problems into numbers that computers can understand. A computer is like a child that will do everything you tell him to do. What you want him to do is irrelevant; the only thing that matters…
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I went sailing some time ago. For years I used to sail minimum once a year with a group of my friends. But as we…
A team sport Last year I've finally obtained the certificate of competency authorizing me to operate sailing yachts so I've spent a part of my…
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Just one more... Do you know the feeling of I'll compile it just one more time or I'll fix only this one more bug? The…
I talked recently with one of my coworkers about software management. She pointed out that we should use common sense instead of management technologies or…
But Linus Torvalds wrote Linux all by himself, right? That's not exactly true. Linus wrote the first Linux kernel. But he didn't work all…
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Today a short story about "A Man in a Ballon". Sad but often true. A Man in a Balloon A man in a hot air…
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