jister

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   by jister 16y ago

   Isn't this sort of thing supposed to be confidential?
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   by jister 16y ago

   A short bio at the bottom of the article says: "Jared Richardson works at Logos Technologies As a recognized expert in the software industry..." Take note of the word EXPERT. He claims developers are bad programmers yet he is an expert. It'
3. 183.▲
   by jister 16y ago

   >> Java and C# both added generic types at roughly the same time Really? I thought Java added generics a year after it was added in C# or am I wrong?
4. 184.▲
   by jister 16y ago

   No difference. If you did some thorough research you will notice that the responsibilities of programmers, developers and engineers are mostly the same. It's an HR thing, really.
5. 185.▲
   by jister 16y ago

   one should be smart not intelligent.
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   by jister 16y ago

   While you have a point there, the article is about employees quiting or leaving the company that you have no control over and that you can only stretch the time retaining them.
7. 187.▲
   by jister 16y ago

   7.5 requests? Does it mean that out of supposedly 8 requests only 7 were successful and 1 was half way through then caused an error?
8. 188.▲
   by jister 16y ago

   I think it will help if you would mention what skills you're looking for in a developer and your contact info.
9. 189.▲
   by jister 16y ago

   In my experience it would be the opposite so I guess there is always two side of every story. >> The entire idea of paying dirt cheap prices for an overseas developer defies a basic logic test. Let’s say you’ve got a really bright d
10. 190.▲
    by jister 16y ago

    >> I am still making around $500/week. Which, in the beginning was great. No it is not. You are underpaid - exploited. I am making $400/week (4 hours/day for 5 days/week) on my freelance and I am living in the Philippines. You are i
11. 191.▲
    by jister 16y ago

    >> I currently have enough assets to sustain me for about two years I think this is the actual reason why he quit. He has savings. I don't think he will do that if he doesn't have money.
12. 192.▲
    by jister 16y ago

    I thought this issue was long gone? Can we just move on please?
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    by jister 16y ago

    if it's that easy WE would have done it a long time ago.
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    by jister 16y ago

    ...and he said at the bottom of that line: "No, seriously!? OK, I think MongoDB makes sense with most web applications...."
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    by jister 16y ago

    I worked on a company just like this 7 or 8 years ago. I remember the project of the other team that went in flames because of the ridiculous estimates that the sales people committed to the client and our idiot VP agreed to take. People li
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    by jister 16y ago

    I am from the Philippines and like India or China we are also part of those outsourcing countries but not that popular though. Companies in first world countries often think that quality goes down when they are going to outsource their proj
17. 197.▲
    by jister 16y ago

    If it doesn't support Windows then it shouldn't be called "Cross Platform", no?
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    by jister 16y ago

    Android is still immature but if Google continues to improve it then maybe it will be on par with Apple (or much better)...someday...who knows maybe just like the Yahoo vs Google search way back.
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    by jister 16y ago

    One thing I learned from all these years is DON'T LIE on your resume -- no matter what!
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    by jister 16y ago

    If I have Million$, I will: 1. Put it in a bank for my security (living on interest if that how you call it) 2. Quit my job 3. Go some place cheap (probably asian countries) 4. Then just enjoy every minute of my time with my family
21. 201.▲
    by jister 16y ago

    Technically, owning anything that is depreciating is a bad investment and that includes cars.
22. 202.▲
    by jister 16y ago

    I very much agree with this line in the first comment: "3. Getting out in public and having an open dialog with other human beings about something that does NOT involve programming." To avoid burnt out that is.
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    by jister 16y ago

    did too and was lost because I don't know where to click. not "human" friendly.
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    by jister 16y ago

    This work habit won't work if you have an employer otherwise your employer will also "Pay You When He Feels Like It".
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    by jister 17y ago

    There were complaints before that approval of apps seemed forever so that might be one of the reasons but considering they made revisions to their OS policy then they might not approve it at all.
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    by jister 17y ago

    I would say it depends on the bribe.
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    by jister 17y ago

    I think this is common else where in the world especially when clueless HR or recruiters are the ones writing the job description of their client. Take a look at this - http://owenge.blogspot.com/2010/04/odd-job-description.html . As a dev
28. 208.▲
    by jister 17y ago

    >> What if Ben writes a Flash app, shows it to Amy, who codes it up in Objective-C, compiles it and submits it to Apple? Should it be rejected since it was not “originally written” in Objective-C? Apple doesn't want 3rd party "compi
29. 209.▲
    by jister 17y ago

    >> the next/prev buttons are no fashionable: now you can hide them! So how will the user know that they must use the mouse wheel to navigate pre/next year or months? For me, it's not good usability-wise.
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    by jister 17y ago

    Philippines