But I've found my day job unfulfilling for years, and as a musician I often wonder if I should follow my heart elsewhere. I imagine I'm not the only Slashdot reader who fits this description.
Seems like all the best programmers we've hired are also musicians. I don't think the poster got anything wrong. I think gse should put more effort into finding a better employer. The right work environment can make all the diference.
Codeweavers just works! And if it has difficulty, Win4Lin comes to the rescue, as well. Example: TurboCAD 6.0 didn't work with Crossover's s/w, but have used it on Win4Lin for months with no crashes.
My wife uses Win4Lin to play Myst, Mavis Beacon(sic), Hoyle, etc.
Ok, I've been doing it for nearly 20 years. The first 6 years, I felt like a damn hamster, too.
Started developing hardware, firmware, then drivers, and finally end-user apps.
Started doing junk projects no other Engineer wanted to touch, moved on to small projects, then larger projects, and finally project management.
Started with work I thought was horrid, moved on to fairly rewarding work, then work that was fun, and finally some critical, full-recognition development -- stuff still used by users around the world.
That's the way it goes for virtually any career worth pursuing!
Even rock-and-roll artists take ten years, on average, to become an "overnights success". Many scientists don't get any recognition whatsoever until they've specialized in a field for thirty years or more.
Six measily years on the job is nothing. You were just getting out of diapers! Now it sounds like you're going another direction... What a waste.
Right now, I manage people. That took me about seven years to get right -- as good as it's going to get. The people I hire have about five years of experience, on average, and it shows. I alwayse sense they think getting where I am in my career should be easy. I take it as a real compliment because, to me, it means I've learned to make it all look easy;-) But I also know their assumptions exist because they are so very ignorant about what it really takes to do this job. (Like end-users assuming an application was easy to build -- "So, why so many bugs?")
If you really want to look back (when you die) and feel like you've made something of your life, the only way to do so is to stick to something. Invest a significant portion of your life toward that one thing.
I really don't know what the big deal is all about. Have been running RH 8.0 since it was ISO-available. Haven't experienced a single problem -- and I use it on the KDE side.
Have heard some bad stories from others, but they seemed to be hardware-related issues, every time.
When I go from home (RH 8.0) to work (RH 7.3) I often wish I had the time to upgrade my workstation at work! (Yes, it's that much better.)
Your milage may vary...
Oh! And if you do use KDE (or want to play MP3s on XMMS, etc.), this really helps.
Maybe MS will sell each one at a loss. Then someone could port Linux to the hardware for, say, US$100,000. Next, we could buy thousands of them and make hundreds Beowulf clusters!
For the little piros-in-the-making, you could do as we did (as kids). Tightly wrap one layer of tin foil around the head of a match, being careful not to cover more than the phosphorous material (but no need to be anal about it, either).
Set the match on the edge of a table, head pointing accross the room. Then heat the match head with another, lit match.
The foil prevents the match head from lighting; The heat induced by the other match causes a reaction (small explosion) that sends the foil accross the room like a light-weight bullet.
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT responsible if someone gets burned or maimed or you get your or someone else's eye poked out, trying this stuff.
But as more and more software becomes free I can see fewer developers getting paid to program.
Uh, most developers of open source s/w work for a company which develops s/w -- commercialy or for internal use only.
In fact, most s/w is probably developed for internal use. Therefore, why not share? Why not get other companies' talent to help in the effort?
Ok, so at this point I'm just feeling like troll bait... But, to finish my point:
You seem to be basing your fear on the uncertain future of commercial software as if you doubt there are any other means to make a living as a programmer.
I've made an excellent living as a programmer for nearly 20 years. And less than 1% of the code I've written actually went into a commercial application. A lot of the software has been lab-based (embedded Assembly), test-based (C), tools-based (C++), demo-based (Java), accounting-based (SQL), etc.
With open source, the time-to-realease the above kinds of software keeps shrinking. The reliability of the software keeps increasing. The results are: more job security for me.
I know that listing my actual backup configuration here is a security risk; please be kind and don't use this information to crack my site. However, I'm not a security expert, so if you see any vulnerabilities in my setup, I'd greatly appreciate your help in fixing them. Thanks!
First suggestion: Don't list your actual backup configuration.
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Like this?
Anyone els think the kid in the tank looks like he's got to take a leak?
Let us hope it does not get in trouble because of its name. Or it's horrible logo.
Or due to a severe slashdotting...
(Took over a minute to load!)
Mom (mine's 84 years old, this year)
:-(
Outlasted Dad...
Gee! Is it April 1st, already? You guys really fell for this one :-D
Can you say, "hoax"? (Read the "memo")
But I've found my day job unfulfilling for years, and as a musician I often wonder if I should follow my heart elsewhere. I imagine I'm not the only Slashdot reader who fits this description.
Seems like all the best programmers we've hired are also musicians. I don't think the poster got anything wrong. I think gse should put more effort into finding a better employer. The right work environment can make all the diference.
Codeweavers just works! And if it has difficulty, Win4Lin comes to the rescue, as well. Example: TurboCAD 6.0 didn't work with Crossover's s/w, but have used it on Win4Lin for months with no crashes.
My wife uses Win4Lin to play Myst, Mavis Beacon(sic), Hoyle, etc.
Ok, I've been doing it for nearly 20 years. The first 6 years, I felt like a damn hamster, too.
;-) But I also know their assumptions exist because they are so very ignorant about what it really takes to do this job. (Like end-users assuming an application was easy to build -- "So, why so many bugs?")
Started developing hardware, firmware, then drivers, and finally end-user apps.
Started doing junk projects no other Engineer wanted to touch, moved on to small projects, then larger projects, and finally project management.
Started with work I thought was horrid, moved on to fairly rewarding work, then work that was fun, and finally some critical, full-recognition development -- stuff still used by users around the world.
That's the way it goes for virtually any career worth pursuing!
Even rock-and-roll artists take ten years, on average, to become an "overnights success". Many scientists don't get any recognition whatsoever until they've specialized in a field for thirty years or more.
Six measily years on the job is nothing. You were just getting out of diapers! Now it sounds like you're going another direction... What a waste.
Right now, I manage people. That took me about seven years to get right -- as good as it's going to get. The people I hire have about five years of experience, on average, and it shows. I alwayse sense they think getting where I am in my career should be easy. I take it as a real compliment because, to me, it means I've learned to make it all look easy
If you really want to look back (when you die) and feel like you've made something of your life, the only way to do so is to stick to something. Invest a significant portion of your life toward that one thing.
Here! Here!
I really don't know what the big deal is all about. Have been running RH 8.0 since it was ISO-available. Haven't experienced a single problem -- and I use it on the KDE side.
Have heard some bad stories from others, but they seemed to be hardware-related issues, every time.
When I go from home (RH 8.0) to work (RH 7.3) I often wish I had the time to upgrade my workstation at work! (Yes, it's that much better.)
Your milage may vary...
Oh! And if you do use KDE (or want to play MP3s on XMMS, etc.), this really helps.
Anyone else read it as "A Viagra federal court..."
Sheesh! Guess I got spam on the mind...
Still no spellchecker in the e-mail client :-(
Rally frostrating fro the avarage geek!
...but if you haven't read the book, why do you care about the movie?
If I can enjoy the gist of a good author's book in two or three hours, great!
What geek has time to read more than the latest door-stop-sized tech. book and, uh... Slashdot?
Would you say you could buy. . . a plethora of Beowulf clusters?
Do you even kno' what a plethora is?
Maybe MS will sell each one at a loss. Then someone could port Linux to the hardware for, say, US$100,000. Next, we could buy thousands of them and make hundreds Beowulf clusters!
Microsoft RULES!
"Somebody might give you a free puppy this afternoon," Smith said, "but you're going to have to go buy dog food in the morning."
;-)
Uh, really weak! If someone sells me a puppy, I'm still going to have to buy dog food in the morning.
But I'll have less money, in the end
OR: I don't own a bank, you insensitive clod.
Really dry white flour works, too... Must be very careful, though. The larger the cloud, the larger the fireball.
For the little piros-in-the-making, you could do as we did (as kids). Tightly wrap one layer of tin foil around the head of a match, being careful not to cover more than the phosphorous material (but no need to be anal about it, either).
Set the match on the edge of a table, head pointing accross the room. Then heat the match head with another, lit match.
The foil prevents the match head from lighting; The heat induced by the other match causes a reaction (small explosion) that sends the foil accross the room like a light-weight bullet.
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT responsible if someone gets burned or maimed or you get your or someone else's eye poked out, trying this stuff.
My kids (6) were fascinated with this science project.
:-/ "[Cough] Do you have some Binaca?")
We also tried the Binaca cannon. (The kids also went nuts with Ace Ventura jokes
And, yes, my homeowner's insurance is rather pricey...
Should have been "From the Really Slow News Day Department".
But as more and more software becomes free I can see fewer developers getting paid to program.
Uh, most developers of open source s/w work for a company which develops s/w -- commercialy or for internal use only.
In fact, most s/w is probably developed for internal use. Therefore, why not share? Why not get other companies' talent to help in the effort?
Ok, so at this point I'm just feeling like troll bait... But, to finish my point:
You seem to be basing your fear on the uncertain future of commercial software as if you doubt there are any other means to make a living as a programmer.
I've made an excellent living as a programmer for nearly 20 years. And less than 1% of the code I've written actually went into a commercial application. A lot of the software has been lab-based (embedded Assembly), test-based (C), tools-based (C++), demo-based (Java), accounting-based (SQL), etc.
With open source, the time-to-realease the above kinds of software keeps shrinking. The reliability of the software keeps increasing. The results are: more job security for me.
Cheer up! The future is bright!
Shouldn't be a problem. If the rest are anything like my Danish-born brother-in-law. Never shuts up!
I know that listing my actual backup configuration here is a security risk; please be kind and don't use this information to crack my site. However, I'm not a security expert, so if you see any vulnerabilities in my setup, I'd greatly appreciate your help in fixing them. Thanks!
First suggestion: Don't list your actual backup configuration.
Verizon should pick on someone their own size, really.
I have no idea what this /. article is talking about!
/. ? Strange... Good stuff. Try the PIG!
:-( uh, RealSpyware?)
Been listenning to the PIG all weekend and this morning, with no interruptions and at 128K all the way.
In fact if you know where to look on their web site, you'll see they still offer the same old stream rates (incl. m3u).
Am I the only real PIGie out there that reads
Of course, if you want commercial free listenning, you can get that for $6(-$0.05)/mo. and you must use Real
Frankly, I don't hear enough commercials on the PIG to matter that much, to me.