So supporting gay marriage somehow discriminates against those who believe in God? You probably work at a company that breaks a commandment at least a few times a week. But that's OK because it doesn't trigger your homophobia.
Why sue other companies when those companies are scared shitless of IBM and will payup? Lots of people pay protection money rather than get beaten up. That doesn't mean it's not a protection racket.
I think that famous claim is off by a bit less than 2 orders of magnitude. Of course given that there's no comprehensive, widely-accepted definition of programmer "productivity", who knows?
Not all of us "old timers" think everything was great "back in the day" and shit now.
As you say, what is being built now is much more ambitious than what we used to make. There were challenges then too, they were just different.
Newer technologies can be a two-edged sword. Way back when a serious bug in an embedded system would require a new PROM or EPROM to be made and installed by a technician.
Today you can download an update over the Internet in a few minutes. That convenience weakens a company's motivation to getting it right the first time.
Of course today your product probably relies on software that you didn't write and aren't familiar with. We used to write every byte we delivered and couldn't blame an error on libraries because we didn't use any. But you couldn't compete in the market that way now.
The constant in this business is there will always be those who try to push the limits whatever they are.
"Keeping busy is a major sign of maturity and helps the hirer decide whether or not you have a positive attitude."
It's not merely a sign of maturity, but it's a major sign of maturity. What are the other major and minor signs of maturity?
What exactly is a positive attitude? What is it's relationship to the major and minor signs of maturity and how does it relate to the bottom line of a company? Why does the hirer need help in deciding if the candidate has it?
Well, in many cases the "exact Cisco IOS level" will be part of the advertisement and although the HR "drone" may have no idea what it means, they'll have no problem throwing out your resume if they don't see it.
"You're making a classic mistake. Linux is an operating system kernel. Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu and SuSE are operating system distributions. Windows is an operating system distribution and an operating system kernel. You should compare Windows to Ubuntu, or compare Windows to Fedora, or compare Windows to Debian, not compare Windows to Linux"
Joe Sixpack: I've heard of this new OS called Linux. Should I get it instead of Windows?
Linux guy: No, Linux is just a kernel, you can't do anything with it.
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"Please get your terminology correct."
If you define homophobia as being afraid of homosexuals, than you and I are using the same terminology.
Actually, they just want Uncle Sam to regulate what is acceptable in other people's bedrooms. Which might be what you meant.
Sure because the economy, war, labor laws and taxes can't be as big a threat to the family as a gay couple you don't even know taking marriage vows.
You've got it backwards. If government wasn't involved in marriage, gays could marry without a problem.
So supporting gay marriage somehow discriminates against those who believe in God? You probably work at a company that breaks a commandment at least a few times a week. But that's OK because it doesn't trigger your homophobia.
If the layoff is driven by poor performance rather than changing needs, it would call into question Google's rather elaborate hiring process.
The idea was to put yourself in the position of gay couples. It wasn't that long ago that interracial marriages were illegal in many states.
Why sue other companies when those companies are scared shitless of IBM and will payup? Lots of people pay protection money rather than get beaten up. That doesn't mean it's not a protection racket.
I think that would require great programmers to complete the project a few months before it is assigned to them.
Yes, waterfall is the ultimate straw man.
"When did you code your first C application?"
If it was any older than 12 (twelve), I'd reject them. *I* did this, and I don't even consider myself to be a programmer."
So apparently Dennis Ritchie need not apply.
It's nice to know that the daily wtf has expanded its negativity to new aspects of our profession.
"The problems exist because once the supply of geniuses have been exhausted, businesses tap into the idiots."
What makes you think that geniuses are hired first? In my experience friends and family are usually the first to be hired.
I think that famous claim is off by a bit less than 2 orders of magnitude. Of course given that there's no comprehensive, widely-accepted definition of programmer "productivity", who knows?
I believe that creating my own rocket system to land on the moon is too expensive for me. I don't have any idea what it would actually cost, however.
Using your reasoning, that means I can afford it.
Beyond that, you implicitly assume that the value of development time and money is time-invariant, but in general it's not.
For example, if you're a startup you may run out of money before you can finish your bug-free original product.
Not all of us "old timers" think everything was great "back in the day" and shit now.
As you say, what is being built now is much more ambitious than what we used to make. There were challenges then too, they were just different.
Newer technologies can be a two-edged sword. Way back when a serious bug in an embedded system would require a new PROM or EPROM to be made and installed by a technician.
Today you can download an update over the Internet in a few minutes. That convenience weakens a company's motivation to getting it right the first time.
Of course today your product probably relies on software that you didn't write and aren't familiar with. We used to write every byte we delivered and couldn't blame an error on libraries because we didn't use any. But you couldn't compete in the market that way now.
The constant in this business is there will always be those who try to push the limits whatever they are.
"The less you can show for a longer period of time the more untouchable you become."
Isn't this the attitude that cost many publishers the opportunity for millions from the Harry Potter books?
This just seems to me to be one of those dumb things that companies do but don't really question.
"Keeping busy is a major sign of maturity and helps the hirer decide whether or not you have a positive attitude."
It's not merely a sign of maturity, but it's a major sign of maturity. What are the other major and minor signs of maturity?
What exactly is a positive attitude? What is it's relationship to the major and minor signs of maturity and how does it relate to the bottom line of a company? Why does the hirer need help in deciding if the candidate has it?
Well, in many cases the "exact Cisco IOS level" will be part of the advertisement and although the HR "drone" may have no idea what it means, they'll have no problem throwing out your resume if they don't see it.
Well, there are exceptions. I interviewed for a job a few years ago at SAIC and they asked for my college GPA back from 1981!
I don't smoke or drink, but I'd like to be able to buy stuff when I'm broke. Where do these people you speak of shop where no money is required?
People paid good money for their TVs. Why should the government get to fuck them up?
"You're making a classic mistake. Linux is an operating system kernel. Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu and SuSE are operating system distributions. Windows is an operating system distribution and an operating system kernel. You should compare Windows to Ubuntu, or compare Windows to Fedora, or compare Windows to Debian, not compare Windows to Linux"
Joe Sixpack: I've heard of this new OS called Linux. Should I get it instead of Windows?
Linux guy: No, Linux is just a kernel, you can't do anything with it.
but the book was so large that it violated their high-quality binding standards.
Gentoo, the Linux distro for professionals who don't want a working OS.