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Ok kadbid, I am intrigued. what's the story? Why didn't you make the transition to other languages? Why didn't you make the transition into management? I'm not

by huherto 16y ago

Ok kadbid, I am intrigued. what's the story? Why didn't you make the transition to other languages? Why didn't you make the transition into management? I'm not questioning your decisions, just curious.

Splines 16y ago
He's a freelancer that just became a new parent :p
dkarl 16y ago
For many or most programmers, the "transition into management" is a major career change from something they love and are good at to something they don't enjoy and aren't very good at. However, we're all assumed to be following that track because we're supposed to hunger after money and prestige in the eyes of society at large. This morning I interviewed a woman for a technical position (same job as me) who got her master's degree when I was in third grade. What's wrong with that?
city41 16y ago
The " transition into management" is one of my biggest career related fears. Let me code please :)
- bgutierrez 16y ago
  Careful what you wish for.
kabdib 16y ago
Who says I only know C? I've been learning and using new languages for over 30 years; I won't bore you with a list. (Smalltalk is one of my favorites, but I'll never ship a product in it. But I know a lot about dynamic language implementation). C just happens to be the right choice for most of my projects today (I half seriously proposed FORTH for one before my cow-orkers threatened me with a dunking). Let's make a distinction between Management as an HR function (writing reviews, dealing with org issues, fighting for equipment and office supplies) and Senior Geek Nirvana (design work, heavy lifting in code and debugging / shipping a product). I tried Management for a while, and it stunk. Right now I'm in a great position as a senior technical guy (I hesitate to say "Architect" because most of the people I know with that title are self-appointed blowhards) who gets to decide how to do stuff. I lean on managers ("we need some chairs, and an oscilloscope") and project management (for setting up meetings, tracking bugs, etc.), and I get to write a ton of docs and code. It's terrific fun. I'm living proof that you can be writing in C and not be a sour, dried-up dinosaur in the back corner of a lab somewhere.
- mwcremer 16y ago
  I can't resist pointing out that you did not in fact prove any such thing... :-)

by huherto 16y ago

Splines 16y ago

He's a freelancer that just became a new parent :p

dkarl 16y ago

For many or most programmers, the "transition into management" is a major career change from something they love and are good at to something they don't enjoy and aren't very good at. However, we're all assumed to be following that track because we're supposed to hunger after money and prestige in the eyes of society at large. This morning I interviewed a woman for a technical position (same job as me) who got her master's degree when I was in third grade. What's wrong with that?

city41 16y ago

The " transition into management" is one of my biggest career related fears. Let me code please :)

bgutierrez 16y ago
Careful what you wish for.

kabdib 16y ago

Who says I only know C? I've been learning and using new languages for over 30 years; I won't bore you with a list. (Smalltalk is one of my favorites, but I'll never ship a product in it. But I know a lot about dynamic language implementation). C just happens to be the right choice for most of my projects today (I half seriously proposed FORTH for one before my cow-orkers threatened me with a dunking). Let's make a distinction between Management as an HR function (writing reviews, dealing with org issues, fighting for equipment and office supplies) and Senior Geek Nirvana (design work, heavy lifting in code and debugging / shipping a product). I tried Management for a while, and it stunk. Right now I'm in a great position as a senior technical guy (I hesitate to say "Architect" because most of the people I know with that title are self-appointed blowhards) who gets to decide how to do stuff. I lean on managers ("we need some chairs, and an oscilloscope") and project management (for setting up meetings, tracking bugs, etc.), and I get to write a ton of docs and code. It's terrific fun. I'm living proof that you can be writing in C and not be a sour, dried-up dinosaur in the back corner of a lab somewhere.

mwcremer 16y ago
I can't resist pointing out that you did not in fact prove any such thing... :-)