I’ve recently seen a spate of engineers declaring boredom and/or dissatisfaction with their current roles and responsibilities, which leads them to openly...
0 replies - 498 views - 06/19/13 by Dave Fecak in Articles
In February 2013, Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, sent a memo to her employees saying that working from home was not acceptable anymore, and all Yahoo’s...
0 replies - 3462 views - 06/08/13 by Jurgen Appelo in Articles
Finding and hiring talent in the technology industry has been ongoing for decades. One might assume early stumbling blocks have been identified and...
3 replies - 2898 views - 06/08/13 by Zac Gery in Articles
Originally authored by Vanessa RamosMore and more conferences and events on APIs are blooming every day. Last week it was the APIDays...
0 replies - 2320 views - 06/06/13 by Steven Willmott in Articles
On the recommendation of Mike Jones I’ve been reading through Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow in which the first part of the book covers our two...
0 replies - 3026 views - 06/06/13 by Mark Needham in Articles
Write Ugly Code
Quality is important, but coding isn’t a beauty contest says one blogger.
Reflections on Google Glass
This author discusses a recent...
0 replies - 2562 views - 06/04/13 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles
Lately I’ve seen quite a few requests for advice from younger programmers, asking questions either directly to me or in public forums about a career decision...
1 replies - 8534 views - 06/03/13 by Dave Fecak in Articles
One of the most obvious differences I faced when I moved from LMAX to 10gen
were the working conditions. I don't mean like being deep underground
in some...
0 replies - 2744 views - 06/03/13 by Trisha Gee in Articles
Here is a good question for you: what do you call yourself?
What is your job title?
More importantly, what should your job title actually be?
There are...
2 replies - 7673 views - 05/29/13 by John Sonmez in Articles
After looking at this suite of examples, we can see some patterns emerging. There seem to be several operating principles.
The Data Matters. In many cases,...
0 replies - 3412 views - 05/22/13 by Steven Lott in Articles
I’ve been asking around on email and on the social networks what makes a conference memorable, special, or amazing. This topic has my special...
1 replies - 3519 views - 05/22/13 by Jurgen Appelo in Articles
I am incredibly honored to be the recipient of the INETA Community Champion Award – the annual recognition for those who contribute notably to the Microsoft...
0 replies - 1984 views - 05/20/13 by Samidip Basu in Articles
Stupid questions and n00bs - top ten intriguing things you need to do from Øredev Conference on Vimeo.
It really doesn’t matter how long you’ve been...
0 replies - 3541 views - 05/17/13 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles
Java SE - Change in Version Numbering Scheme Oracle is changing the release numbering scheme for scheduled Java SE releases. This is to avoid confusion...
0 replies - 3820 views - 05/10/13 by Allen Coin in Articles
The average lifespan for a software engineering job is 4 years. Okay, I've never actually seen proof (or contradiction), but that's the general feeling in the...
0 replies - 2995 views - 05/01/13 by Jay Fields in Articles
