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| bio | website | dannythorpe.com |
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| location | California | |
| age | 45 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 7 months |
| seen | Feb 26 at 18:42 | |
| stats | profile views | 67 |
Software Architect @Quest. Azure Tools @Microsoft, cofounder of Google Gears @Google, Delphi compiler architect @Borland. Hobby farmer. Ceramicist. Garage alchemist.
Twitter: danny_thorpe
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Feb 26 |
awarded | Constituent |
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Feb 25 |
awarded | Caucus |
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Sep 19 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Nov 26 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Aug 26 |
answered | What is negative code? |
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Aug 26 |
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What is negative code? Was David Stafford in that high school class? That's exactly the sort of solution he'd pull. (Stafford was disqualified from a magazine small/fast code contest to implement Conway's Life game because his solution took a very fast, large memory solution and compressed it to fit within the maximum file size limit of the contest. He still got an honorable mention) |
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Feb 13 |
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Are there any famous one-man-army programmers? I offer these counterpoints to your assertions/assumptions: 1. A lot more programmers /believe/ they do better work than their colleagues than /actually/ do. 2. Inflated egos can be the reason they prefer to work alone. 3. It is a truly rare individual who is insanely smart, incredibly productive, and is well liked by the people who work with her/him. |
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Feb 11 |
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What is the difference between these senior software engineer titles? Yes, "member of technical staff" could mean something lofty at some companies, but on its own its very generic and relatively meaningless, conveys no information about the person's role, responsibilities, or scope of influence. If I were hired into a "member of technical staff" situation I would immediately push to rename the group. It's an ambiguous designation, since every programmer is on staff and is technical. If you mean Research Fellow, then say it. |
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Feb 10 |
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How to explain a layperson why a developer should not be interrupted while neck-deep in coding? Back in the Borland days, we used post-it notes on our office doors or door frames (since the doors were usually left open except for private conversations). Mine was usually just "Go Away". When you weren't in "groove mode", you moved the post-it from the front face of the door to the back until it was needed again. |
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Feb 10 |
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How to explain a layperson why a developer should not be interrupted while neck-deep in coding? Love the falling asleep metaphor, but I won't be using that to explain my job to my wife any time soon! ;> |
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Feb 10 |
answered | Why do business analysts and project managers get higher salaries than programmers? |
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Feb 10 |
answered | What is the difference between these senior software engineer titles? |
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Oct 12 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Oct 12 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Oct 12 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
