Anyone want to comment on the connection between this gap, and the low salaries for software developers in London? (I'm basing this on the advertised salary ranges in jobs for London vs. jobs for other cities.)
"We mapped out our approach to the key question I’ve been asked by every carrier we’ve met so far: how can we accommodate differentiation, without fragmenting the platform for developers?"
The field is already dominated by Android and iOS. If they add yet another OS to the mix, aren't they further fragmenting the market no matter what??
Fill the plane with Engineers, Computer Scientists, Scientists, Technicians, and the other people who actually make the world work, and you might have something. The only problem is that these people are actually too busy making a living rather than leeching off their employees and customers.
The bigger problem is that shortly before landing, the then-tweaked plane would enter a trans-dimensional rift in search of research funds, and then get caught in an infinite time loop due to an array indexing error.
#1 - Figure out what convinced you that the head of IT is the problem. If you're thoroughly convinced, present those reasons to the business. If you have any reservations about your conclusion, then ask yourself if you really should be as convinced as you are about your conclusion.
#2 - Are you an employee, or a consultant brought in to investigate? Your fear of reprisal might temper how much you say.
#3 - Consider presenting some solutions at the same time you present your analysis. It might soften the blow. It also might leave a better taste in peoples' mouths if you find some nice things to say about the head/department as well.
I have a fantasy in which 1 million well-armed patriots surround this guy and tell the NSA / CIA / FBI / federal marshals that they're on the wrong side of the Constitution and can't have him.
See if you don't care about salary when you have a spouse and four kids to feed. And medical bills. And a mortgage. I'd say the majority of us in the software development and/or computer science would work different jobs if we didn't have these practical considerations. O'Reilly's speech was probably directed at the majority of people like us/you, not the rare few who can afford to go decades without balancing a desire for interesting work with a need to provide for one's family.
Also, you may find that unchallenging implies uninteresting. So, unless you want to be bored, you probably can't avoid challenge.
Without regard to whether or not anthropogenic climate change is real: Which papers get published are largely a function of who's on the editorial board of each publication. If those boards are stacked with people holding a particular position, they tend to publish only papers which agree with that position.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. From what I've been able to determine, the governments in central and northern Europe / Scandinavia just seem to generally work better than do the U.S., U.K., and southern European governments. I'm not going to pretend I know why, but it's looking very, very attractive to me. (I may be particularly sensitized to the issue at the moment, as federal budget sequestration is causing me major problems.)
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Google never indicated, to me at least, what was in the search results. I don't see how it could be deceptive.
And even if it was, does that matter, since I don't pay Google one red cent for the service?
"Elsevier" is a publisher, not a publication.
"Elsevier" is a leach, not a publisher.
Dear NSA, I think you're confused. The current topic of discussion is your ongoing violation of the 4th Amendment of the U.S. constitution.
Compared to that, I truly doing give a fuck about your history of codebreaking.
A PHP module with automatically writes grant proposals.
I can't remember exactly where I got my raw data, but it was probably a combination of job postings on LinkedIn and Monster.
IIRC, the general trend I saw was C++ programmers going for about 50k-70k USD in London, vs. maybe $70k-110k typical in Boston and in Washington, D.C.
I didn't think the difference would be explained by cost-of-living differences, because I've heard London is a pretty expensive place to live.
Anyone want to comment on the connection between this gap, and the low salaries for software developers in London? (I'm basing this on the advertised salary ranges in jobs for London vs. jobs for other cities.)
The field is already dominated by Android and iOS. If they add yet another OS to the mix, aren't they further fragmenting the market no matter what??
Any astronaut would be crazy to do this. Congress would be just one internal squabble away from defunding the stream of resupply ships.
Fill the plane with Engineers, Computer Scientists, Scientists, Technicians, and the other people who actually make the world work, and you might have something. The only problem is that these people are actually too busy making a living rather than leeching off their employees and customers.
The bigger problem is that shortly before landing, the then-tweaked plane would enter a trans-dimensional rift in search of research funds, and then get caught in an infinite time loop due to an array indexing error.
Microsoft is a sinking ship, there is no salvage.
So Ballmer's just going to rearrange the deck chairs?
If you only exercise your IT skills when called, you'll probably find yourself a lot less marketable if/when this new gig dries up.
Assuming you're on the verge of retirement, I'd work aggressively during this time to stay marketable.
#1 - Figure out what convinced you that the head of IT is the problem. If you're thoroughly convinced, present those reasons to the business. If you have any reservations about your conclusion, then ask yourself if you really should be as convinced as you are about your conclusion.
#2 - Are you an employee, or a consultant brought in to investigate? Your fear of reprisal might temper how much you say.
#3 - Consider presenting some solutions at the same time you present your analysis. It might soften the blow. It also might leave a better taste in peoples' mouths if you find some nice things to say about the head/department as well.
Yes. Thanks to him, I now sometimes have cause to say, "You hear that giant suckin' sound???"
I think we can agree that you and I have now taken this thread exactly as far as it can go.
I have a fantasy in which 1 million well-armed patriots surround this guy and tell the NSA / CIA / FBI / federal marshals that they're on the wrong side of the Constitution and can't have him.
Governments are generally unwilling to reflect upon the evil of their own laws.
I'm not sure you should be ashamed for having voted for Obama in 2008. Try to remember the (realistic) alternatives we faced.
This man may well be our Jesus. The government is going to crucify him in their fury.
Except, of course, he's unlikely to come back from the dead, or for his death to provide a means of eternal life.
But if you mean he's inspirational, no argument.
So where did you end up?
I wonder if European citizens realized how much of their national sovereignty was at risk when they joined the EU.
I didn't. I can afford them. It's just expensive, which limits my job choices.
Trading away personal freedom for the happiness / well-being of one's family is part of being a big boy.
See if you don't care about salary when you have a spouse and four kids to feed. And medical bills. And a mortgage. I'd say the majority of us in the software development and/or computer science would work different jobs if we didn't have these practical considerations. O'Reilly's speech was probably directed at the majority of people like us/you, not the rare few who can afford to go decades without balancing a desire for interesting work with a need to provide for one's family.
Also, you may find that unchallenging implies uninteresting. So, unless you want to be bored, you probably can't avoid challenge.
If America was involved, our drones would "fix" the graffiti with a Hellfire missile. I like the German solution better.
Ironic that 60 years later, we're more inclined to use killer flying robots to assassinate our enemies than are the Germans.
Without regard to whether or not anthropogenic climate change is real: Which papers get published are largely a function of who's on the editorial board of each publication. If those boards are stacked with people holding a particular position, they tend to publish only papers which agree with that position.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. From what I've been able to determine, the governments in central and northern Europe / Scandinavia just seem to generally work better than do the U.S., U.K., and southern European governments. I'm not going to pretend I know why, but it's looking very, very attractive to me. (I may be particularly sensitized to the issue at the moment, as federal budget sequestration is causing me major problems.)