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| location | around : 40.438, -79.9194 | |
| age | 42 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | May 16 at 20:19 | |
| stats | profile views | 41 |
Management geek. Philomath. Decent sense of humor. Favorite word -sesquipedalian. Things I wish I could do better - paint, play piano, math and chess.
So, I'm kinda all over the place, but whadda ya expect from a management type?!?
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May 2 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jun 12 |
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Is it common for a programmer not to know the difference between C and C++? I think this is a key insight... in the old days, you had a C compiler, then along came C++, so you learned the differences. Now you have C/C++ compilers and if you are taught C++ explicitly, it is well neigh impossible to know what is C and what is C++ beyond "the Object Oriented stuff" Also, I'm not sure C/C++ is the most common language to learn in anger(?) |
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Jun 12 |
answered | How to manage a developer who has poor communication skills |
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May 15 |
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Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width? The cards are that size because in 1890, CTR wanted to reuse currency carriers (the dollar was bigger back then) to carry the census data cards. |
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May 2 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Mar 13 |
answered | How can I advocate a semi-strict release schedule in a risk-averse environment? |
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Mar 13 |
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What caused you to stop using UML tools on your team? I like the pen and paper because it is very syntactically forgiving. I don't care if my Object Constraints are well formed or not. I just want to add a -bit- of formalism to my communication. |
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Mar 5 |
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How can I demonstrate my productivity to management? Based on your update: Hate to be flippant but... bit.ly/9mYHgw (link to Bose noise cancelling headset) If this is mgmt's attitude, you may well be looking to fight a non-winning battle. |
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Mar 3 |
answered | How to hire support people? |
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Mar 3 |
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How to hire support people? +1 for the progressive outlook comment! |
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Mar 3 |
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What to look for in Startup employees edited body |
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Mar 2 |
answered | What to look for in Startup employees |
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Mar 2 |
answered | How useful is a project log or diary? |
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Nov 9 |
answered | What metrics do you use on your Scrum project? |
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Nov 4 |
answered | is there any relationship between a story point in two different projects? |
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Nov 4 |
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I keep failing hands on part of the interview, suggestions? Also keep practicing working on your weaknesses. In this case, find small, similar problems and time yourself working through them on paper. Practice getting something working first (even if it is wrong) then iterate through getting it right. That way you can show your thinking process as part of the interview. It seems this is the biggest skill you lack (right now) get a minimal deliverable out now, then improve it over time. Many businesses like this :-) |
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Jul 12 |
answered | How to Evaluate a Programmer's Communication Skills |
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Jul 1 |
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Quitting a small start-up where you are a primary developer? glad to hear it! good luck with the new position! |
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Jun 21 |
answered | How to start to gain experience of managing a project |
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Jun 21 |
answered | Programmer / Developer Personal Organization |
