By: cimofj2
All these folk are really making me feel OLD!!!!! I first learned Fortran when it was called “NCE Load-and-Go” & ran on an IBM1620!!!!!
View ArticleBy: Bob the Chef
“Did they do anything cool to show off?” Come on. Any programmer who is more interested in being flashy, shifting focus from the subject onto himself is not a real programmer. If he’s happy to share...
View ArticleBy: cneah
Memorization is about answers. Your focus on applying the same technique over and over. You can then combine several techniques into a combination and ‘solve’( really respond to well known situations....
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“People who are more interested in the buzz words and CS theory than actual experience and a history of practical application of skills are a perpetual thorn in the side of the programming industry.”...
View ArticleBy: RFDaemoniac
I think that this is a wonderful explanation of how to find programmers that you should hire, though I do think that academic-oriented programming and CS theory still have their place in the world. I...
View ArticleBy: eiriatem
There is an additionnal type of developper : Eclipse dev who lose their time to start & stop the Eclipse App
View ArticleBy: My plan for 2012: do things that children do | The Reinvigorated Programmer
[...] easy to find statements such as the defining characteristic of real programmers is that they never stop learning, and I won’t disagree with that. But I’ll go further. You don’t want to stop [...]
View ArticleBy: Ian Vehrmt
Thanks for reminding me what my calling in life is. I agree that being an encyclopedia of CS theory is useless, but I do support actually having gone through it at some point. Initiative and creativity...
View ArticleBy: Jeff Darling
I read half way through your post and knew that I had to post a comment. I especially liked the term you used code_by_google. I’ve never seen anyone use that before, but I know exactly what you are...
View ArticleBy: Noteworthy blog posts from those around me | The Art of Codyng
[...] about the peril of impossibly high standards for companies who hire those who can write code. “Will the really real programmers please stand up?” Category: [...]
View ArticleBy: Jeremy Collake
Good points! In my years, I’ve struggled to ‘find my place’ as a programmer. There is a lot of arrogance in computer science, lots of critics, and lots of egos battling it out. Nobody knows as much as...
View ArticleBy: Keith
Good blog entry, if only there were more ‘good’ managers to do the recruitment. I too have been on both sides of the desk, recruiting and being recruited. Unfortunately in too many corporations the...
View ArticleBy: ParhamO
Hi, I see a lot of mixed feelings in the comments and actually I'm not sure why. I believe we can all agree that the fundamental think that we are looking for in a candidate is his problem solving...
View ArticleBy: Ricky Evans
I needed to write a comparable (or at least it appears comparable, depending on the information given) study newspaper back in 2015 when I was a student. Gathering the necessary information was quite...
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“People who are more interested in the buzz words and CS theory than actual experience and a history of practical application of skills are a perpetual thorn in the side of the programming industry.”...
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