I love the page at a time scrolling because I also have it set to mark those article as read. That way I can hide what I've already considered and passed on. I have no problem with this being an option rather than a requirement.
I'm surprised that "tie wearing" is trotted out as one of the key dividing lines in these articles. At least in the software industry, "tie wearing" hasn't been required at any level for about 15 years. For example, I was a software engineer for 18 years and and then switched to being a patent lawyer. I basically wear the same t-shirt and jeans outfit. Maybe it's my West Coast bias, but I haven't met with anyone on the business or tech side of things who wears a tie. Frankly, if I has been enough of a "rock star" programmer, maybe I would have worn a suit and tie to work just to be the sort of iconoclast that hoodie-wearing CEO's deign to be,
"unaware of the 60-80 hour work weeks endured by software engineers" I've been a software engineer for many years. When I've worked 60-80 hours per week it was in the hopes of a big payout. I didn't "endure" it.
While I don't agree with the specifics of these protests. they have been effective in raising some issues in the Bay Area.
I'm not sure youth is solely responsible for that. Instead, when you hire a bunch of folks through a super-competitive hiring process, everyone thinks it's beneath them to do the boring work that comprises the bulk of most software. This Quora lends a little insight: http://www.quora.com/Working-at-Google-1/Whats-the-worst-part-about-working-at-Google
I love Greg Egan in general and your recommendations in particular. The idea that type of math we have may be tied to the local laws of physics is a unique sci-fi idea that Egan explores with great imagination.
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Hard work may pay off the long run, but laziness always pays off now.
I love the page at a time scrolling because I also have it set to mark those article as read. That way I can hide what I've already considered and passed on. I have no problem with this being an option rather than a requirement.
Normal humans are excluded from a lot of things.
1. Olympic Gold Medal 2. 5x Jeopardy Champion 3. Professional Concert Pianist 4. Bolshoi Ballet 5. Supermodel
etc.
The idea is to find your niche in life and exploit it. Not call the whaaambulance.
This is a bogus comparison. We need a lot more programmers than all of the aforementioned categories put together.
I'm surprised that "tie wearing" is trotted out as one of the key dividing lines in these articles. At least in the software industry, "tie wearing" hasn't been required at any level for about 15 years. For example, I was a software engineer for 18 years and and then switched to being a patent lawyer. I basically wear the same t-shirt and jeans outfit. Maybe it's my West Coast bias, but I haven't met with anyone on the business or tech side of things who wears a tie. Frankly, if I has been enough of a "rock star" programmer, maybe I would have worn a suit and tie to work just to be the sort of iconoclast that hoodie-wearing CEO's deign to be,
"unaware of the 60-80 hour work weeks endured by software engineers" I've been a software engineer for many years. When I've worked 60-80 hours per week it was in the hopes of a big payout. I didn't "endure" it. While I don't agree with the specifics of these protests. they have been effective in raising some issues in the Bay Area.
I'm not sure youth is solely responsible for that. Instead, when you hire a bunch of folks through a super-competitive hiring process, everyone thinks it's beneath them to do the boring work that comprises the bulk of most software. This Quora lends a little insight: http://www.quora.com/Working-at-Google-1/Whats-the-worst-part-about-working-at-Google
My English teacher in high school wrote this phrase on the blackboard on the very first day of class "Nothing is sacrosanct." You mileage may vary.
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I love Greg Egan in general and your recommendations in particular. The idea that type of math we have may be tied to the local laws of physics is a unique sci-fi idea that Egan explores with great imagination.
I think the time has finally arrived for the power of the pyramid. http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2011/09/TheOffice_ThePyramid_ss.jpg