Hiring in software is broken, the internet reminds us on an hourly basis. Here’s an article, updated a few days ago, on the subject. It quotes a tweet from a month ago: Technical Hiring is broken. We are hiring for a developer on my team and I have a chance to make this process better….
Apologies for my absence last week from the tech pundit-o-sphere. I was, well, what I mostly am these days: busy. But today, I’m back with a premise that sounds suspiciously motivational-speakery. Don’t worry, though, realpolitik fans. It’s not that. Not exactly. Sure, don’t let anyone tell you that you aren’t a ‘real’ programmer because (1)…
My belief in picking a niche for yourself becomes obvious to anyone who reads more than a post or two here. I’ve written too many posts about it to list, and I talk about it on my Youtube channel these days. But today, I’d like to reference a couple of specific posts where I talk…
As you may recall, a few weeks back, I offered the hypothesis that software is a business tactic, rather than a profession. My main purpose in writing that post was to level set a bit with my desired direction for the blog, leaning toward an increase emphasis on reader questions. And, you all immediately obliged,…
I have a vision for what I want DaedTech (and myself) never to be. I never want to have the “I made it, and so can you by following these [N] easy steps!” vibe, in any way. If you ever catch me doing that, please gather with your pitchforks and storm my gate. Here’s the…
