Category: Professionalism

So long, Steve, and Godspeed. »

By on Oct 5, 2011 in Art of 'Ware, Books, Business, Competition, Main, Marketing, Product development, Professionalism | 0 Comments

The second personal computer I ever owned[1] was an Apple II, with no floppy drive. I bought it, along with a small color TV, from my close friend Robert Trammel while we were both living in Houston sometime around 1980.We had already spent hours together programming on it, then carefully (though not always successfully) saving [...]

Is IT work true engineering or just plumbing? »

By on Nov 18, 2008 in Education, Hiring, Main, Professionalism | 4 Comments

And I mean no disrespect to plumbers for that comment. Many states require plumbers to be licensed, unlike software engineers. I was reading the comment thread to this Slashdot post on the declining percentage of women studying computer science. All the explanations you would expect are offered, with a fair amount of point and counterpoint. [...]

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