We, programmers, are lazy. We despise repetitive tasks and are bored by monotonous project requirements. As much as possible, we automate processes and use abstractions for patterns that we always use in our work. And yet, despite being lazy, we also want to be efficient and productive. Can we really …
As a recruiter, I am fortunate to meet many people on a daily basis. One of the things that tends to come through is the ability to pick up on trends. Business Insider recently added insight into something that I’ve been noticing among so many entry-level candidates lately. It’s called “vocal …
I love this article that just came out on Slashdot entitled: Happy Software Developers Solve Problems Better Checkout the article on Slashdot. There were 42 participants, so I can’t claim this is an end-all, especially considering the bias towards novel results and studies that can’t be reproduced in academia. But! I …
I recently spent some time in discussions, chats, and brain-picking sessions with some technologists of different backgrounds and vocations. One theme that seemed to run through was different thoughts on security. We know that from a demographic standpoint, many technologists believe in a combination of as much personal freedom for …
I just wanted to show everyone around. Our office is always changing, so here is the latest look:
The folks over at job-board site www.monster.com have shared 12 rules for the workplace regarding etiquette. Even though most employees know to follow these instinctively, an occasional refresher on the matter tends to be quite helpful. Some of the best-to-follow: Watch your language. Even if you work in a casual environment. Stay …
From Wikipedia: Stigmergy is a mechanism of indirect coordination between agents or actions.[1] The principle is that the trace left in the environment by an action stimulates the performance of a next action, by the same or a different agent. In that way, subsequent actions tend to reinforce and build on each other, leading to the spontaneous …
What’s interesting is that the word automation is so attractive, yet it seems to mean almost anything. It’s in danger of meaning nothing. But we all know there is something here and we won’t give up the search for a great automation tool! Personally I think the very best and …
Luckily we run into people that have already made the decision to use Django even before calling in, but you might not be in that boat. How do you convince management to use Django in this case? Here are some strong points you can add to your case: 1. Django …
The San Francisco Chronicle’s online presence at sfgate.com occasionally has some great career and job search advice. Most recently, one hit kind of close to home. I’d highly recommend going through the 25 Weird Interview Questions listed. They’re kind of the rage in the tech world now.