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The Pragmatic Programmers Interviewed

Posted by Hemos on from the position-yourself-as-well dept.

jpkunst writes "An interesting interview at the O'Reilly Network with Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas, authors of The Pragmatic Programmer, who recently started their own publishing company. Many topics are covered. Dave has this to say about outsourcing: 'To get job security, developers need to position themselves as highly effective business-value generators, working with the rest of the company to solve common goals. If you sit in your cube waiting for a spec to be thrown over the wall, then you may be in for a wait -- that spec might be in an envelope on its way to Bangalore'"

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  1. Re:outsourcing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    you'll loose your job

    as apposed to tighten it ?

  2. This sounds familiar... by Sanity · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...developers need to position themselves as highly effective business-value generators...
    Were either of these guy's Dilbert's boss in a past life?
  3. Dave Thomas R.I.P. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Thanks for many a damn fine hamburgers...and also a software best practices book apparently.

  4. Anyone else read it as... by natefanaro · · Score: 3, Funny

    problematic programmer? I thought maybe they interviewed someone from Microsoft!

  5. Re:outsourcing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    as apposed to tighten it ?

    As opposed to "opposed"?