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 - 9435 views - 12/02/10 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
6 replies - 16575 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....
0 replies - 4773 views - 10/21/10 by Arul Kumaran in Tips and Tricks
A common observation of the software development industry is that it's immature. And that's true when compared with more established professions related to...
2 replies - 8310 views - 08/03/10 by James Sugrue in Articles
One blog topic that never seems to get old is what makes a good
programmer, or how to be a good programmer, or what you can do to be a
better programmer....
6 replies - 18503 views - 07/30/10 by Andy Gibson in News
From my experience in hiring and attending job interviews, employers
are generally looking at 5 areas when hiring a software engineer ...Technical knowledge...
2 replies - 6067 views - 06/14/10 by Ricky Ho in Articles
As students graduate from their software development and computer science courses, what advice some of you in the community would give to them? While it might...
14 replies - 4891 views - 05/20/10 by James Sugrue in Articles
I have always wanted to pen down my thoughts on how to make a project transition a win-win deal for both the parties, i.e. the project team as well as the...
0 replies - 3849 views - 05/12/10 by Suresh Murthy in Articles
When I interview people for a job position, I always ask them if
they have any questions for me.
But they rarely have. Some candidates even look...
14 replies - 17516 views - 03/26/10 by Jurgen Appelo in News
These days it can be tough to find the job you want as a software developer, either because the lack of opportunities out there, or facing huge competition in...
2 replies - 7509 views - 01/21/10 by James Sugrue in News
Scam Charity Sites Pop up in the Wake of the Haiti EarthquakeThe FBI and Better Business Bureau have posted warnings about the fake charity sites popping up...
0 replies - 14793 views - 01/15/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose
My mailbox aggregates several Java User Groups and other specialized
sources of information about the Java universe, with special guests
like CEJUG and the...
8 replies - 13206 views - 01/06/10 by Felipe Gaúcho in Articles
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.Chad recently wrote a...
1 replies - 4831 views - 10/12/09 by Matt Raible in Articles
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...
11 replies - 11742 views - 07/24/09 by James Sugrue in Articles
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 - 4757 views - 06/26/09 by Arul Kumaran in Tips and Tricks
