spikyman

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   by spikyman 2y ago

   A very short list: * The trick is to set everyone's expectations low, especially your own. E.g.; Even for a relatively small project, make sure management understands that there is no way to guarantee a schedule. * If you think a step
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   by spikyman 4y ago

   Once upon a time, there were computers made by IBM, Wang, and a few others that did nothing but word processing. They were massively expensive, and in the early 80's, were quickly killed off by the WordStar program running on the first
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   by spikyman 4y ago

   I'm not seeing a more fundamental issue in this thread; What are we trying to teach, and why? It's easy to subject people to studying math, history, etc. What if we wanted to teach appropriate social interaction? Moral analysis (N
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   by spikyman 4y ago

   I'd like to add that many studies suggest that the fastest way to increase your income in IT is to job-hopping. E.g., my son has made 3 moves in 3 years from high-end help desk to deveops engineer, at triple his first salary. He has al