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The Passionate Programmer by Chad Fowler

Today I'm attending Developer Day in Boulder, Colorado. The opening keynote was done by Chad Fowler and below are my notes from his talk.

1 replies - 2428 views - 10/12/09 by Matt Raible in Articles

Making the Good Programmer ... Better

One of the hardest questions to answer in our industry surrounds the issue of what qualities differentiate a 'good' programmer from the rest? I just read Eran...

10 replies - 7532 views - 07/24/09 by James Sugrue in Articles

Present Yourself in a Better Light in a Tougher Job Market

I often see that potential job seekers don't really take the effort to promote themselves more effectively in the "Jobs Wanted" Java forums....

5 replies - 2620 views - 06/26/09 by Arul Kumaran in Tips and Tricks

Creating Additional Income Streams, Especially for Tougher Times

Motivated, skilled, and networked professionals with good soft skills, marketing skills, business focus and right attitude may be the ones least affected by...

8 replies - 4213 views - 03/03/09 by Arul Kumaran in Tips and Tricks

Preparing a New Generation of Developers

Recently, Microsoft unveiled their Elevate America initiative. The idea behind the site is simple - provide resources to help workers in the US gain technical...

5 replies - 3625 views - 02/26/09 by James Sugrue in Articles

Capital Investment for Developers - Keep Yourself Marketable!

In Economics theory, you learn about capital investment. This is investing in more modern infrastructure, more productive factories or tools, and so forth,...

2 replies - 2793 views - 01/22/09 by John Ferguson Smart in Articles

IT Opportunities in the Current Financial Crisis?

I'm not optimistic, but here is a fact: For more than 20 years (since the 1987 crash) or in some cases since the usage of computers in companies, the IT...

3 replies - 3726 views - 10/31/08 by Frederic Simon in Articles

Being a Better Programmer #3: Ahab and the White Whale Snippet

As developers, we solve problems for a living. We spend our hours at work fixing things, testing things, troubleshooting things. It gives one a great sense of...

3 replies - 2684 views - 08/20/08 by CollinCusce in Articles

The Never-Ending Debate of Specialist v. Generalist

Another DZone newsletter crosses my Inbox, and again I feel compelled to comment. Not so much in the uber-aggressive style of my previous attempt, since I find...

6 replies - 3377 views - 08/14/08 by Ted Neward in Articles

Certifications - May I See The Menu?

At JavaRanch and JavaBlackBelt, we frequently see questions from developers trying to get their first job or advance to a higher level job.  They wonder if...

3 replies - 5899 views - 08/12/08 by John Rizzo in Articles

The Undercover Adventure (Part 4): Rabbits chasing running carrots.

I sighed once more as I read my email and with furrowed brow considered the end result of his email. It would not have proven to be so frustrating had this...

1 replies - 2410 views - 08/04/08 by AnneBotha in Articles