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Do Tebow-Like Beliefs Make You a Better Software Developer? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published January 24, 2012 A software developer shares his experience with colleagues who felt personal beliefs influence coding ability. Tags: programmers, developer 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: developer salary, developer, programmers 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: developers, developer salary, programmers Are Odd Developers Just Misunderstood? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 17, 2011 Plenty of software developers have a reputation as being, well, unique characters. But it pays to look beneath the surface. Tags: software developer, programmers, developers Are You a Software Developer -- or a Leader? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 19, 2011 Managing a software development team is about more than technical expertise. Tags: programmers, IT management, developer, programmer salary, software developer 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, development tools, developer salary, developer, programmers 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: developer salary, programmers, developers, IT job interview, 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: programmers, software, developer salary, developers, IT Jobs/Salary 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: programmers, Google, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, developers Ada Initiative Supports Women in Open Source, Counters Sexism By Bruce Byfield | Article Published February 08, 2011 A new non-profit launches to combat what’s sometimes called open source’s dirty little secret. Tags: FOSS, open source, Linux, developers, programmers 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: programmers, application, software, developer salary, developer 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: IT management, developer, developer tools, developer salary, programmers Microsoft to Developers: Silverlight Remains 'Strategic' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 04, 2010 Conceding that he miscommunicated, a Microsoft executive works to clarify the company's stance on Silverlight. Tags: programmers, developers, Microsoft, HTML 5, Silverlight 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: programmers, developer, developers, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary 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: programmers, IT job, developers, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary 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: developers, programmers, developer, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary 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: IT management, developers, IT manager, programmers, developer salary 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 salary, developer, developers, programmers, software developer 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: programmers, layoffs, developer salary, IT job, IT Jobs/Salary Tech Comics: "Real Geeks" By Oliver Widder | Article Published February 19, 2010 Unlike normal people, geeks -- the real ones -- have very few needs as they work for hours on end. Tags: tech comics, geek, developers, programmers Barbie the Computer Engineer By James Maguire | Article Published February 16, 2010 Barbie the Computer Engineer Tags: developers, programmers Are There Enough Smart Developers for Google? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published January 18, 2010 Maybe, maybe not, but either way, there is more than one for a software developer to be smart. Tags: programmers, developers, programmer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, Google Are You a Blue Collar or White Collar Developer? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published November 15, 2009 Among software developers these differences aren’t always discussed, yet the differences are real – or are they? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, software, developers, programmers Does Quality Software Code Really Matter? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 14, 2009 Taking steps to prevent bugs and unnecessary code complexity can sidestep tomorrow's maintenance headache. Why is it such a low priority? Tags: voice, programmers, software, developer How Geek Developers Can Learn to Socialize By Sara Chipps | Article Published August 14, 2009 Let's face it, coders sometimes need a little help when getting up from their PC to mingle with the human race. Here's some guidance specially designed to help developers expand their social network. Tags: programmers, Microsoft, developer, technology Software Development and The War on Muda By Bill Curtis | Article Published July 17, 2009 A huge problem in development is the need to rework, a concern that grows worse as the workload increases. Tags: IT, development, programmers, data, software How to Contribute to Open Source (When You're Not Exactly Scott Hanselman) By Sara Chipps | Article Published July 15, 2009 You may be short on time, and not yet a guru open source master developer, yet there's still a way to contribute to an open source project. Tags: developer, open source, programmers 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 salary, IT Jobs/Salary, programmers, developer Who the Frag Has Time For Open Source? By Sara Chipps | Article Published July 14, 2009 This developer is highly interested in open source -- but there are only 24 hours in a day. Plus: She explores a way to contribute after all. Tags: programmers, open source, developer Developer's Kvetch: The Rotting Stink of Corporate IT By Sara Chipps | Article Published July 09, 2009 At the intersection of budget and software development, quality sometimes takes an unfortunate turn. Tags: developer, IT, management, programmers Is a College Degree Needed to be a Great Software Developer? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published June 15, 2009 The question is complicated by today's tough job market, in which non-degreed applicants don't even land an interview. Tags: software, IT Jobs/Salary, developer, programmers Finding The Coding Zone: Your Perfect Trifecta? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published May 17, 2009 What perfect list of conditions enables you to write your best possible software code? Tags: developers, programmers, software Where's Your Coding Happy Place? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 20, 2009 Developing software code is an activity best done in an optimal environment. Then again, is it more a question of external location, or internal mood? Tags: developers, management, programmers, software Heated Debate Over A 'Difficult' Developer By Chris Nerney | Article Published March 17, 2009 Heated Debate Over A 'Difficult' Developer Tags: IT management, programmers, developers, coding, Project management Is Calling a Software Engineer a 'Programmer' an Insult? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published February 17, 2009 Software programmers – whoops, we mean ‘developers’ – have a very definite sense of how they should be referred to. The hierarchy of job titles is clear. Tags: programming, programmer salary, developer, programmers, software Are Your Developers Goofing Off? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 14, 2008 If you are a developer that is skating by, be careful how you are managing your time or you may find that you are skating on thin ice. Tags: management, programmers, instant messaging, developer Natural Programmers (Code Monkeys) vs. Career Programmers (Geeks in Suits) By Sara Chipps | Article Published May 29, 2008 To hire the most appropriate talent for your software development job, you must first understand the ethic of the Code Monkey. Tags: programmers, developers, management, software, applications A Modest Proposal to Solve the H-1B Visa Crisis By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 15, 2007 Rather than raising the H-1B visa cap, let's increase the rights and privileges of skilled worker immigrants, and fast-track them to citizenship. Tags: outsource, H-1 visa, H-1b visa crisis, immigrant tech worker, programmers |
