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by sloaken 8y ago
Two tactics: Passive - Bring something with you to the meeting. Work items to work on while you wait, or a book etc. I am a fan of printing off technical stuff and keeping it on hand when bored. Looking busy is a good tactic to avoid the
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by sloaken 8y ago
1) Public speaking 2) Body language 3) Basic finance - for which I recommend a no chore allowance. Make them buy all non essentials with allowance. Oh we are at a fair, you want a lemonade? Sure, with your money. Water I will give (buy)
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by sloaken 8y ago
Like many have said, a variety is important. Back in the day when I went to school we learned a primary language to do most things - compiler writing, algorithms etc. We then learned an assembly language. Then we learned a bunch of algo
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by sloaken 8y ago
Fidelity, Vanguard, and spreadsheet. Typically I have found that Mutual funds work best for me. When I buy individual things, I tend to run afoul of setting a point to sell. So I end up selling when it is worthless. Also I do not have the
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by sloaken 8y ago
Software dev has many aspects that have different analogies. The first is requirement gathering. This is essential to know what you are doing, be it from an internal customer or your boss. Best analogy I can think of is ask a 3 year old t
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by sloaken 8y ago
To simplify your question: Why does Bossbert write the Job Description - because he thinks he knows something. Why does Catbert edit the Job Description - because if they do not then they have a hard time justifying their value. Why does no
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by sloaken 8y ago
I actually like the idea. It provides a lot of opportunity to excel. Let us assume the project is to write a 'Hello world' application. You have 3 choices 1) ignore the assignment, 2) do a simple application 3) go overboard - c
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by sloaken 8y ago
I blame this on the attitude that everyone needs a 'College Degree'. It has caused people to not value real work the way they should.
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by sloaken 8y ago
It is a common problem. Although it can be improved it can NEVER be fixed. Why? Because until they see it and use it they will not be inspired to say 'Well why did you not ...' Until they have the product they did not know they
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by sloaken 8y ago
It has been my experience that most management are not technical enough. They are often business oriented. As such when technical issues occur, they cannot push the techies to fix it, not explain to upper management what is wrong. Most te
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by sloaken 8y ago
With college students I assume they are going to be nervous so plan on working around it. i.e. giving them more time, telling them to calm down and relax. reassuring them they are ok, etc College students experience is often limited by wha
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by sloaken 8y ago
Siddhartha It is the one book I always re-read every couple of years. I first read in high school - it is a fairly short book.
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by sloaken 8y ago
It depends on what part of IT you are looking at, and what your objective is. If you need money now - then get a job and use what you have learned. The more you have a passion for the topic the more likely a degree is needed. Because aft
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by sloaken 8y ago
Initial research is on Toms Hardware. Then I read the negative comments on Amazon or Egghead. The 1s and 2s will tell you if there is a problem. Look for consistency and logically accurate. Throw out the 'Amazon never delivered it&#
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by sloaken 8y ago
So do you know what unit test means? You said at the interview you could learn it, so have you? At interviews I loved asking a question I did not expect someone to know, but they would feel embarrassed by not knowing: You know what trees a
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by sloaken 8y ago
A friend found this class and asked me if it was any good. So I signed up and did the first week. It is wonderful! It teaches how to think about a problem, not language syntax. https://www.coursera.org/learn/programm
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by sloaken 8y ago
I find MS OneNote to be a great tool. Easy to organize, easy to toss stuff into. Fast.
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by sloaken 8y ago
You are not SORRY, you are proud of yourself!
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by sloaken 8y ago
To get some credentials you need a body of work or a degree. Volunteer program, either for a charity or an open source project. Then you can reference that. A number of years ago, a friend of mine did some work on an open source C++ libra
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by sloaken 8y ago
Oh you have met my Mother in Law. I did not know she had the nick name of Dunning-Kruger.
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by sloaken 8y ago
1) Get a pet, preferably a dog. See if you can handle the responsibility. Be a good dog owner, train your dog well. If you cannot do a dog, then a child is out of the question. 2) I regret not starting to have kids earlier, as I wish I h
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by sloaken 8y ago
" I basically don't date. I find the entire thing extremely stressful and unbearable" I had the same problem. I am sure you have heard this before"you regret what you do not do, not what you did". So SUCK IT UP, an
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by sloaken 8y ago
I like it, but my employer provides it for me. If it is free, it is for me, and I will take three :)
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by sloaken 8y ago
I tend to experience this every time I have to take over from an amateur who cannot be bothered to document their work.
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by sloaken 8y ago
Exercise - I find if I roll my head around 3 times each direction, and then side to side, front to back. If I do this each day, then I do not get neck strain. If I skip a couple weeks it comes back.
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by sloaken 8y ago
I had pain in my lower back until I bought a knee pillow. Found it online of course. In addition when I do need to sleep on my back, because of a sinus issue (allergies), if I raise my feet and my head it helps. A few years ago my wife co
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by sloaken 8y ago
Your family is your side job. The thing your kid wants most from you is your time.
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by sloaken 8y ago
Usually but not always. Somtimes the manager is not technical, in which case they might be paid less (think Business Admin degree). Or you might have a superstar who needs to be paid well, but still needs to be managed.
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by sloaken 8y ago
Security+ Just passed a few hours ago.
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by sloaken 8y ago
As one who hates the Recaptcha stuff, I feel for your parents and grandparents. My problems are: 1) when it says signs, does it want the sign posts too? To be fair I have probably clicked the non road signs with the road signs. 2) click th

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