The Boy Scouts have a rule: “Always leave the campground
cleaner than you found it.” If you find a mess on the ground, you clean
it up regardless of who might have made the mess. /../ the original form
by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, was...
2 replies - 3230 views - 01/22/12 by Swizec Teller in Articles
For example, Travis Griggs' blog post explains some of the best OOP advice he ever received.What is the best piece of advice anyone ever gave you, and why it was so good? Maybe include some particular projects the advice helped you with, or how the advice...
23 replies - 16162 views - 01/18/12 by John Esposito in Articles
A skill that emerges naturally for managers after conducting a
relatively small number of recruiting efforts is the ability to
recognize common anti-patterns in resumes that are contra-indicators of
good developers. I’m not talking about the major faux...
6 replies - 22920 views - 01/08/12 by John Fuex in Articles
Many people talk about the things a software engineer needs to know
in order to be successful in their job. Other people talk about the
traits needed to be successful. Typically, these posts may read
differently but there are many similarities between the...
0 replies - 6558 views - 11/20/11 by Robert Diana in Articles
A year ago, to the day, I was sitting in Om Malik‘s office in San Francisco. We were discussing a possible writeup about Preona/LazyReadr on GigaOM.
2 replies - 2297 views - 10/29/11 by Swizec Teller in Articles
I found an interesting survey by Nolio that is aimed at "Application Release Professionals". The survey is ending in one week and Nolio claims that by participating, these types of professionals will find out whether or not they're being...
1 replies - 3420 views - 10/24/11 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
First you send a CV, or a recruiter contacts you. Then there’s the
interview(s). And then the employer has to decide whether they want you
onboard or not. And you have to decide the same thing. But I have
observed that some employers (and they are...
2 replies - 2169 views - 10/20/11 by Bozhidar Bozhanov in Articles
Joel Spolsky asked a question on Google+:
Programmers: would you work for 75% of your current salary if you got 3 months vacation in the summer?
There were many interesting responses. But let me highlight a few, ignoring the “no” comments.
1 replies - 7189 views - 09/29/11 by Krishna Kumar in Articles
I recently received the email below from someone asking how he might
get started in programming. I think this is a popular topic, especially
given the current economic situation in the US (unemployment is high, but not in the tech industry). For that...
2 replies - 2543 views - 07/29/11 by Matt Raible in Articles
Right after a job interview, you could either be supremely confident
or faintly worried. Either way, we feel pretty relieved when it is all
over. Perceptions about interviews usually depend on the interviewer's
likeability and first impressions. It is,...
1 replies - 2623 views - 05/25/11 by Maheshkumar Per... in Tips and Tricks
In the jargon of conference speakers, bombing means presenting a talk which does not go well: content is lost or poorly understood because of the way it is presented, the audience prepares to leave early and in general have an hard time. Scott Berkun points...
0 replies - 4846 views - 05/24/11 by Giorgio Sironi in Articles
Cal Evans is a DZone MVB and a self-proclaimed "Nerd Herder." He has 10 years experience in building dynamic, data-driven, interactive web sites based on the LAMP stack, but these days he's interested in teaching developers about the things you...
1 replies - 13005 views - 02/21/11 by Mitchell Pronsc... in Articles
Rich Hickey's second, "philosophical" talk at the first Clojure Conj, in
Durham, North Carolina on October 23rd, 2010. Many thanks to Matt...
0 replies - 4777 views - 12/02/10 by Mitchell Pronsc... in Videos
I recently read a post
wherein the author was condoning the hire of excellent programmers with
abrasive personalities over bad programmers with cordial personalities.
Superficially, I agree with this advice as it is ultimately better to
have an individual...
6 replies - 11714 views - 11/18/10 by Michael Norton in News
Employers are realizing that what people do online can actually prove
their value as potential hires. It shows that you are passionate about
what you do. It shows that you would like to help others. It can also
show that you know your stuff. I often find my...
0 replies - 3612 views - 10/21/10 by Arul Kumaran in Tips and Tricks
