demian

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by demian 15y ago
Feeling potential for a new buzzword-methodology in this. It's common sense, but not so common that you can't charge for workshops/talks/certifications. The only thing you need now is a good, substantial name that evokes a mechanical and e
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by demian 15y ago
37 Signals is the perfect example of how you don't have to be a static mass of grey goo in order to work on something else than mobisocialfotogames (as patio11 puts it). I believe there is a rising confidence in the corporate world about th
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by demian 15y ago
I agree that correct software can not be achive by industry's practices. BUT isn't better to use "cargo cult best practices", as you call them, than code-and-fix without any kind of formal test or documentation? The hole point of these soft
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by demian 15y ago
Maybie with the generational shift things will change. For USA's sakes, let's hope it won't be too late.
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by demian 15y ago
If you can't remember the name, then it's not clever. PS: I believe only "lifestyle" products can get away with that kind of fantasy name. Things that impact and change significantly the way you do something that you do often.
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by demian 15y ago
That's an unfortunate trend. But maybe there is a positive side to it. Maybe it's the beginning of a process that could end up making computer-related activities more mainstream. More accepted. More respected.
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by demian 15y ago
Completely off the mark. It seems to embraces the popular distortion of the term, when we are suppose to correct it.
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by demian 15y ago
The fact that a some successful people are nerds, doesn't mean that every nerd is going to be successful. Not only this theory is not backed even by a simple correlation, but it hastily extrapolate the USAs case to the world.
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by demian 15y ago
Also as a college student, I think that the hole "geek" stuff should be dropped. We need to aspire to be engineers, scientists, businessman, artists, makers... not "geeks".
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by demian 15y ago
True, I didn't mean that to say they were, but only to clarify that what's considered computer _science_ problems, sound more like engineering ones.
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by demian 15y ago
You will if they cure AIDS in order to charge you a fortune for the cure.
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by demian 15y ago
You are assuming that most people follow their passion, disregarding the economic aspect. PS: what about the smart and passionate people interested in cs that choose another career because of the perceived social and economic status?
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by demian 15y ago
"Interest in Computer Science has grown in resent years" http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/06/11/technology/11... from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/technology/11computing.htm...
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by demian 15y ago
Good analogy, but then developers are more mechanics than drivers. You can use your cool and deep automotive engineering knowledge to "do mechanics", but most of the time is not efficient cost/benefit wise. Most of the time it's more import
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by demian 15y ago
Those sound like engineering problems, not science problems.