ThomaszKrueger

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by ThomaszKrueger 9y ago
And this has a sort-of easter egg: if you open developer tools in Chrome when at the page, they invite you to apply for developer jobs: Hi there! Do you want to help build a fast and accessible web experience used by over 300 million people
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by ThomaszKrueger 9y ago
Another one is Wawa. They seem to be everywhere now.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
And the FAR PASCAL calls as well.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
It should be noted that some level of multitasking was achieved with so-called TSRs (terminate and stay resident programs). My preferred utility of course was Sidekick.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
I used EAI's analog computers when getting my EE bachelors degree. It was quite interesting, we even had a hybrid model that the professors were scratching their heads to make it work, but the purely analog was great to simulate integr
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
American here, can confirm and will admit. Not only that but there is a lot of discouragement for developers to take time off, like a sabbatical, to learn and try new things, or to do consulting or contract work. Being able to count on heal
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
"To get a report, we have to wait two days!" Who in their right mind would use Hibernate (or any other ORM for that matter) for reporting?
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
Sadly the story of my current professional life. Rapid expansion first couple of years, two layoffs, now looking for a buyer.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
I wonder if there is a larger issue here. I see parallels with sites like StackOverflow - it was fun and productive in the beginning, now there seems to be an army of users and moderators on the ready to shut down questions they don't
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
Not sure if it can be classified as technical debt but I worked at a place that had a very clever and profusely productive architect. As the company grew, some perks available to developers got cut to the point he decided to move on. From t
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
54 here. Will work until drop dead.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
Oh I wholeheartedly agree with the last sentence. The best way I found of dealing with that is finding a way of getting in earlier than anyone you care to impress. With some luck they may leave earlier than you so you follow suit. Always gi
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
Perception is everything. You don't need to be good, you need to look good. On a tight schedule, deliver what was asked, and only that, even though you know other things are going to be necessary. When asked to estimate, try your best
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
54 yo here. Although I have a bachelor's in EE, I have been developing software since the beginning of my career. I am not necessarily nostalgic but I sometimes ponder about the real time assembly I wrote for a Telex switch, or the CHI
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
That is my experience as well. I have to do my personal development on my own time, buy my own books and pay for my own subscriptions. The other 8 hours if I am not writing code or behaving like I am, things go south pretty quickly.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
Yes, that. I always feel managers are pressured to make sure devs are worked 8 hours a day, necessarily or not. As for side projects, it is really hard to keep a flow doing that knowing that at any time you may be given a "real task&qu
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
Except that a software engineer has a pretty set salary ceiling and it is much easier to get a side job at night then get a comparable salary raise. The temptation to perform extra work is just too big.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
54 yr old here, 32 of experience in programming. Working on a startup, learning something new every day. Never short of offers, grateful for that and for having a rewarding profession.
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
In Rio some tourists had a pretty harsh reception when they made a turn suggested by Waze.. got riddled with bullets. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/10/05...
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by ThomaszKrueger 10y ago
Same here. As soon as I say what I make recruiters usually congratulate me on making what I make and won't call me back. So recruiters are only good for run of the mill, entry level folks, not really for highly skilled or specialized d
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
The use of the term Engineer is very unfortunate. In many places (Texas and Florida come to mind) one cannot claim to be or perform the functions of Engineering without being properly licensed and member of a board of professional engineer
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
While I appreciate the OP's point of view, I have to say that in my experience once you start making more than you really need your job becomes taking care of that extra money, and the drive to do what took you there in the first place
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
Same here. Always moved away and up, usually in the 20% range. Thus the importance of always being working on a portable skill.
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
If you are not interested in learning something new you pretty much deserve to be in a world of hurt. In this business you can stay relevant into your 80's if you never, ever, stop learning and honing your skills. Peaking at 30 is pure
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
Personal experience here - everything got better when I really started being a dick. I flat out tell them that they can't change reality and things take time; and I will not work extra hours or during the weekend to keep promises I did
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
10/10. Electric Engineer turned programmer, never looked back. I get to work on a field for which there is absolutely no regulation, and mobility is very high. I don't get paid as much as a lawyer or a doctor, but neither have the
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
As for dentist, I found mine the best way possible - a coworker's sister studied with this dentist told my friend she wouldn't trust anyone else. Been going to his office ever since.
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
M'fcking programming. Never failed me.
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
I read somewhere that the cloud is just someone's else computer. At least in the business I am working with that would never be allowed so if there is a cloud to be had it will be on premises, which may keep these so-called walking dea
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by ThomaszKrueger 11y ago
It could, but it would require a compatible budget. Now how many companies that develop software (so I include the myriad of financial, healthcare, etc companies that create their own enterprise software) would do that? For example, take Bl

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