I'm a 35 years old and have been programming since I was 12* I've had hand pain for a couple of years which I can treat and manage with a combination of massage and wrist braces which I wear at night. These wrist braces never cause a problem in terms of having a comfortable night's sleep for me (or my wife!) Fact is, I tried to be a manager for two years, which was OK, but nothing as wonderful as being a programmer. Switching back was difficult because my best skill at that point was Perl (no offense to Perl programmers) and I had to re-learn OO. So I dropped C++ and learned Java, and from there, made a significant effort to learn the nuances. The Sun Certification Exams don't *really* give you much in terms of a strong resume, but reengaging my mind in more recent technologies was worth it. Even if I was not going to get the job I wanted, I was learning enough that I could make contributions my writing my own software, or contributing to open source projects.
Epilogue: I got picked up by one of the fast-moving companies everyone is watching. There are plenty of people there who are younger and wealthier than me. So what? I have a good job and I'm very happy to go to work every day. Will I be able to do this in twenty to thirty years? I sure think it's more likely than I did six months ago.
And yes, count your blessings.
*I really ought to say that I've been programming for 23 years, just to irritate some of the little kiddies.:)
I learned early in my career, if it was an internal call to say, "This is Rob" and if it was an external call to say, ", this is Rob. How can I help you?"
OK so it's a tad smarmy, and as a developer I usually dropped the "How may I help you?" because it was usually either my friends, who laughed, or sales people, who took my friendliness as if it applied to them.:) But as a manager, that was pretty important, because you could get calls from anyone!
And you wonder why every job description asks for "excellent communication skills".
I suspect (and I think I speak for many others here) that "LA LA LA" is your way of saying, "You've done nothing but cry 'wolf' all this time. Forget it."
It may be that you are being asked to interview him just to see if the team likes him. I'd say you should ask your management team what they want to get out of you for this interview. If you want to be more than just a corporate tool, just find out what is important to you. I would recommend that you try to stay away from the "what will you do for me" questions. And some questions are just plain dumb. "If my kid is sick, can I leave early?" Yeah, stay away from those, they have only one answer and he'll give it, and you run the risk of wasting everyone's time. And then only you look silly. Don't look silly interviewing your new boss.:)
It's not so much that the user interface was so difficult to use that I mind, but after a weekend of particularly intense modelling my hands strained and haven't been the same for two years. Is that Blender's fault, no. But here's my little moment to complain.:)
This is a nice summary -- like any myths, YMMV for each project.
"All models are wrong, some are useful." - I don't remember who said it, so I guess it was me!
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I'm a 35 years old and have been programming since I was 12* I've had hand pain for a couple of years which I can treat and manage with a combination of massage and wrist braces which I wear at night. These wrist braces never cause a problem in terms of having a comfortable night's sleep for me (or my wife!) Fact is, I tried to be a manager for two years, which was OK, but nothing as wonderful as being a programmer. Switching back was difficult because my best skill at that point was Perl (no offense to Perl programmers) and I had to re-learn OO. So I dropped C++ and learned Java, and from there, made a significant effort to learn the nuances. The Sun Certification Exams don't *really* give you much in terms of a strong resume, but reengaging my mind in more recent technologies was worth it. Even if I was not going to get the job I wanted, I was learning enough that I could make contributions my writing my own software, or contributing to open source projects.
:)
Epilogue: I got picked up by one of the fast-moving companies everyone is watching. There are plenty of people there who are younger and wealthier than me. So what? I have a good job and I'm very happy to go to work every day. Will I be able to do this in twenty to thirty years? I sure think it's more likely than I did six months ago.
And yes, count your blessings.
*I really ought to say that I've been programming for 23 years, just to irritate some of the little kiddies.
And "The Daily Show"'s primary audience is stoned slackers.
I learned early in my career, if it was an internal call to say, "This is Rob" and if it was an external call to say, ", this is Rob. How can I help you?"
OK so it's a tad smarmy, and as a developer I usually dropped the "How may I help you?" because it was usually either my friends, who laughed, or sales people, who took my friendliness as if it applied to them. :) But as a manager, that was pretty important, because you could get calls from anyone!
And you wonder why every job description asks for "excellent communication skills".
Or maybe it's just partisan.
I did this 10 years ago using Perl on Sun workstations.
Remember when Next Generation came out and their big enemy were the awesome Ferengi?
I can hardly wait.
Er, did mentioning the Next Generation premiere just age me?
So, what? Does the music change to tragic opera after an hour? That's gonna keep your friggin customer.
It may be that you are being asked to interview him just to see if the team likes him. I'd say you should ask your management team what they want to get out of you for this interview. :)
If you want to be more than just a corporate tool, just find out what is important to you. I would recommend that you try to stay away from the "what will you do for me" questions.
And some questions are just plain dumb. "If my kid is sick, can I leave early?" Yeah, stay away from those, they have only one answer and he'll give it, and you run the risk of wasting everyone's time. And then only you look silly. Don't look silly interviewing your new boss.
> If I can hear it, I can copy it.
Off with his ears!
Now that it's been on ./ it'll get 3.5M hits per month!
You will die alone. :)
is some oil to power the conversion plant. Or maybe coal!
Not that I think that would necessarily work as a film, but I've spent too much time trying to figure out how it could be done.
1. Go to Mars.
2. ???
3. Profit!
If someone would remove the gray bars then we'd have a juice past to use against that dolt!
It's not so much that the user interface was so difficult to use that I mind, but after a weekend of particularly intense modelling my hands strained and haven't been the same for two years. Is that Blender's fault, no. But here's my little moment to complain. :)
And I only had 107,993 years left before my nefarios plan to come to work a half-hour late every day.
That row looks familiar. It must be my office. It's every row in every farm in every office. Just like home.
Yay!
The best news of all -- the best part of it, is that Openwares has raised the bar -- now Microosft, too, can install spyware in its security patches.
This is a nice summary -- like any myths, YMMV for each project. "All models are wrong, some are useful." - I don't remember who said it, so I guess it was me!
You mean like how the title said "Spoiler Synopsis"? Get real.
Looks like we're one step closer to Trurl's Electronc Bard (The Cyberiad)