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Dealing with a Slacker Developer By Eric Spiegel | Article Published December 19, 2011 When a fellow developer spends more time battling Orcs than writing code, how do you handle it? Tags: programmers, developer salary, developer Three Ways Developers Can Deal With Tough Customers By Eric Spiegel | Article Published November 14, 2011 Writing software would be a far more enjoyable job if developers didn't need to deal with customers. Tags: developer salary, programmers, developers The 2012 IT Salary Guide By James Maguire | Article Published October 24, 2011 The IT Salary Guide lists salaries for various IT professionals, from software developers to IT managers to systems administrators. It also lists salary increases for specialty IT skill sets. Tags: IT salary, IT manager salary, IT Salary Guide, developer salary, IT manager Do Developers Ever Get A Real Vacation? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published August 08, 2011 The ever-present cell phone/laptop has essentially vanquished the now quaint idea of a developer going on vacation. Tags: developer, developer salary Fear and Loathing: Software Developers Do Customer Support By Eric Spiegel | Article Published July 18, 2011 Software developers are often called upon to provide end-user support. Is this a good idea? Tags: developers, help desk, developer salary, support Do Developers Really Need A Second Monitor? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published May 16, 2011 A developer tells his IT manager that a second monitor is a necessity, not a luxury. Tags: developer protest, developer salary, programmers, development tools, developer That Developer's Salary is Bigger than Mine! By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 11, 2011 A developer who learned his colleagues’ salaries reflects on pay levels for programmers. Plus: factors to keep in mind about your salary as a developer. Tags: developers, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary The Dumbest Ways To Interview A Developer By Eric Spiegel | Article Published March 21, 2011 Companies seeking good developers often ask some remarkably dumb interview questions. What’s the worst question you’ve ever been asked? Tags: developers, IT job interview, developer salary, programmers, IT Jobs/Salary Developers, Please Take a Break By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 18, 2011 When you notice these things about yourself, you know you've been cranking out code just a bit too long. Tags: developer salary, programmers, IT Jobs/Salary, software, developers What Makes A Smart Developer? (Is it Google?) By Eric Spiegel | Article Published February 14, 2011 Sure, young developers know how to use Google. But is looking up an answer enough for true competency? Tags: developers, programmers, Google, IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary Hiring Top IT Talent: the Reverse Interview By Scott Alan Miller | Article Published January 28, 2011 When a firm tries to hire top IT pros, it is often the company itself that is being interviewed -- yet most firms fumble the interview process. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT management, tech job skills, IT hiring trends, developer salary How Unemployed Developers Use Open Source to Get Hired By Matt Hartley | Article Published January 19, 2011 If you’re between developer jobs, contributing to an open source project is a great way to stay visible. Tags: open source, developer salary, developers, IT Jobs/Salary, Linux Should Younger Developers be Paid More? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published January 18, 2011 If younger developers know hot new technologies, does that justify a higher salary? Tags: developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, mobile apps, programmer salary, developers Should Developers Be Allowed to Talk to Customers? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published December 13, 2010 An effort to get a developer to speak directly to a customer didn’t go so well. Was it the developer’s fault? Tags: developer, developer salary, application, programmers, software IT Jobs: What Was Hot in Online Hiring in 2010 and What's Ahead? By David Needle | Article Published December 08, 2010 Elance report recaps the year in IT hiring and predicts what skills will be in demand in 2011. Competitor oDesk weighs in as well. Tags: IT managers, software, IT salary, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary IT Salary: National Averages for 45 IT Jobs By James Maguire | Article Published November 30, 2010 IT salary levels for developers, IT managers, systems administrators, network engineers, help desk experts and more. Tags: networking, database administrator, IT management salary, developer salary, IT salary Are Developer Workloads Increasingly Unfair? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published November 17, 2010 Developer workloads are clearly higher now, yet there are ways of improving the daily lives of programmers. Tags: programmers, developer tools, IT management, developer, developer salary Does Every Developer Deserve a Mental Health Day? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 18, 2010 Some developers can afford a mental health day, and some can’t get away with it. What’s the difference? Tags: developer salary, developer, programmers, IT Jobs/Salary, developers Playing Software Developer Hot Potato By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 12, 2010 Software developers with difficult attitudes bounce around from team to team. What happens when they land on your team? Tags: developers, IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, IT job, programmers Are these Developer and IT Salaries Believable? By James Maguire | Article Published August 31, 2010 Glassdoor claims to aggregate salary data from 90,000 companies. But are the figures for real? Tags: developer salary, developers, IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary, IT jobs Don't Hire That Developer! By Eric Spiegel | Article Published August 11, 2010 What’s more profitable for a developer: keeping a full-time job or working as a contractor? Tags: developer, IT Jobs/Salary, developers, developer salary, IT jobs Do Developers Need to Brown-Nose To Advance Career? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published July 19, 2010 Those developers who actively curry favor with management may not be popular with their colleagues. Still, is this a good strategy? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developer, developers, programmers, developer salary Microsoft Reports Minor Job Cuts By - Reuters | Article Published July 07, 2010 An unconfirmed source said the number is far smaller than 5,000, with the layoffs dispersed throughout the company. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT jobs, developer salary, Microsoft Should IT Managers Assume Good Intentions When Developers Mess Up? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published June 16, 2010 Software developers and other tech professionals will unavoidably make mistakes. How are these situations best handled? Tags: programmers, developers, IT management, developer salary, IT manager Is Software Development a Young Person's Game? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published May 16, 2010 Both younger and more experienced developers feel that they have an advantage over the other group. Which one is right? Tags: developer, developer salary, software developer, developers, programmers Developer Layoffs Are Never Fair By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 12, 2010 Why are some developers laid off while others keep their job? The difference between them might be essentially nonexistent. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT job, layoffs, programmers, developer salary Are Software Developers Naturally Weird? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 18, 2009 Looking back at the strange software developer he’s worked with, one veteran coder asks the obvious question. Tags: IT, developers, developer salary, software Why Developers Get Fired By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 20, 2009 There are many reasons developers get fired. So take off the ear buds, close down your 20 Skype threads and take some time to think about what you can do to prevent this from happening to you. Tags: developers, management, developer salary, programmer salary Developers' Online Competition: Career Builder? By David Needle | Article Published September 16, 2009 A new service enables developers to compete with one, game style, another to see who knows more. Could this lead to a better gig? Tags: developer salary, programming, management, developers The End Of The Employee Programmer (Let's Rent a Coder!) By Eric Spiegel | Article Published July 15, 2009 Is the life of the average US-based IT employee beginning to look like a creek, a boat and no paddle? Tags: developer, programmers, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary Are These Developer and IT Salary Figures Accurate? By James Maguire | Article Published July 14, 2009 A list of tech salaries, from Mac genius bar to Google software developer. But are the figures for real? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary, developer salary Developer Salary Levels, 2004-2009 By James Maguire | Article Published May 19, 2009 For developer salaries, the last five years have brought good news and not so good news. Tags: programmer salary, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, developer, software |
