Does technology cause stress? No. People, specifically managers, and their unrealistic expectations from swallowing too much marketing hype and lies, THIS causes stress. The stress, I think, is more from a complete lack of comprehension. Since everything in a computer happens "under the surface", they have no way of comprehending or appreciating what is happening, so they tend to believe in magic and gain blind faith in the technology, software, whatever. So when something goes wrong, and there is nothing for them to "look at", or the expectation that "it'll be done in no time" isn't fulfilled, the person using the technology is blamed rather than the defective piece of c**p. This from a 10 years veteran of computer programming and software development.
Gotta agree. Some companies are cool about it, but only if their income is NOT based on the software your write. That is, its purely inhouse, and not for sale. But if they draw any revenue from software sales, you're probably in for a major fight. Consult an attorney! If you are unsure of the companies position, keep your mouth shut, don't say a word, and DO NOT WORK ON YOUR HOME PROJECT AT ALL, until you can find a new position else where. There was a case, and I'm sorry I can;t remember it, maybe someone else will. A developer had been working on a special decompiler. He'd worked on it for years (or so he says, and family and friends backed him up). He went to work for a software company, and approached them about a partnership for selling it. They said no. He quit and went onto somewhere else. He started selling it. The former employer sued him based on his NDA saying anything he thought of was theirs during his employement. He had no solid proof and was in the middle of trying to defend himself when I read about this. Copyright before starting work with a new employer (showing it was yours before you went to work for them), consult a lawyer (prefereably before you start working), and copyright, copyright, copyright.
Ohhh, thank you. The day was getting to serious, and I desperately needed some humour. This article was a riot. Anyone did any research on the author to find out who signs their check?
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Does technology cause stress? No. People, specifically managers, and their unrealistic expectations from swallowing too much marketing hype and lies, THIS causes stress.
The stress, I think, is more from a complete lack of comprehension. Since everything in a computer happens "under the surface", they have no way of comprehending or appreciating what is happening, so they tend to believe in magic and gain blind faith in the technology, software, whatever.
So when something goes wrong, and there is nothing for them to "look at", or the expectation that "it'll be done in no time" isn't fulfilled, the person using the technology is blamed rather than the defective piece of c**p.
This from a 10 years veteran of computer programming and software development.
Gotta agree. Some companies are cool about it, but only if their income is NOT based on the software your write. That is, its purely inhouse, and not for sale. But if they draw any revenue from software sales, you're probably in for a major fight.
Consult an attorney! If you are unsure of the companies position, keep your mouth shut, don't say a word, and DO NOT WORK ON YOUR HOME PROJECT AT ALL, until you can find a new position else where.
There was a case, and I'm sorry I can;t remember it, maybe someone else will.
A developer had been working on a special decompiler. He'd worked on it for years (or so he says, and family and friends backed him up). He went to work for a software company, and approached them about a partnership for selling it. They said no. He quit and went onto somewhere else. He started selling it. The former employer sued him based on his NDA saying anything he thought of was theirs during his employement. He had no solid proof and was in the middle of trying to defend himself when I read about this.
Copyright before starting work with a new employer (showing it was yours before you went to work for them), consult a lawyer (prefereably before you start working), and copyright, copyright, copyright.
Ohhh, thank you. The day was getting to serious, and I desperately needed some humour. This article was a riot. Anyone did any research on the author to find out who signs their check?