We’ve been talking about tech, our country, and our capabilities in starting startups. Now let’s look at something common to small, new companies and large, established ones alike. Software Developer Talent.
First of all who are the “seniors” and what makes them senior? While this was a PinoyJUG mailing list discussion on junior Java developers, it’s [...]
This is a rant about myself.
First, I’m apathetic. I admitted as much when
Nick of tingog.com asked me to write about Musa Dimasidsing. I didn’t even vote in the last elections (though that’s since I’m out of the country, and not due to apathy.)
I don’t care about Pinoy politics – I find world politics much [...]
Blogging about mental illness is difficult.
Gail’s interview post where she answers my interview questions is insightful and revealing when talking about a family member. Now, I want to post more about my own experiences but to be honest I’m still quite embarrassed just thinking about them. These events transpired in 1998. Maybe next year, on [...]
I was interviewed, then interviewed other bloggers. They replied:
Jayvee
Noemi
Jun
Andrew
Gail
(Waiting for Rico. Hey it’s my turn to ask questions!)
Now, Jayvee points out the need to update the About page. My own About page is very bare. I don’t know how to describe myself. It’s much easier to do that in corporate profiles where we can make [...]
Joel (a software developer) wrote about
criteria for geek job satisfaction. I noted that he left out work-life balance, to which he replied, he never had a problem with that.
That’s good for him, since work-life balance is a common – even stereotypical – tech working problem. I myself have always had a balance, but it’s mostly [...]
I haven’t been an avid podcast listener. Blame that on the lack of hardware: I don’t own any personal music players (iPods or their competition) since listening to music on earphones in painful. (I have tinnitus – ringing in the ears. I’ve had it checked and there’s no obvious cause. On the bright side, my [...]
How to make fresh software developers productive has long been a concern of mine, through various jobs in my career. At my current job, the concern is how to make tool-oriented Computer Science graduates productive. These are people that by the choice of their school or their own decision, orient their education on certain tools [...]
