Posts tagged with Engineering
Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk
Lately, I've been reflecting on my software engineering career as a software engineer. I've had the privilege of working with some truly exceptional developers, and while most of them weren't great teachers[1], they…
Too Old to Fail
I've been watching the Battlestar Galactica series recently. It's a gritty sci-fi show about the remnants of a human civilization, looking for a mysterious planet (conveniently called Earth) after their home world had been destroyed…
Developer Entitlement
I guess it was inevitable that software developers let the current talent crunch get into their heads. Recruiters continue to spam anyone who can slap two lines of code together, so developers are feeling pretty good about job prospects; we…
How to get Front-End Developers
Javascript has won the internet. It beat out Actionscript/Flex in mobile, while a new breed of MVC, client-side frameworks are taking over jobs that used to employ server-side code (e.g., your Rails's, Djangos, and…
Google Just Likes Java
Google went ahead and released their new proposed language for the web, Dart. It's a well-meaning gesture to upgrade the state of client-side web dev, but has had a lukewarm reception. Not surprising, when it looks…
Don't Design and Code
There has been an ongoing debate on whether designers—web designers, to be specific—ought to be able to code their designs. This article, for instance, re-ignites the debate. I guess the combination of designers moving onto the web…
