Is IT a good career choice?
Talkback Now, although I still enjoy the challange of making the machines do the work the clients want, either in my development role or in support, I wouldn't reccomend it as a career. When I started in DP (note: not IT), it was really interesting and...
About: Is IT a good career choice?
[August 9, 2005, 15:40]
RE: To Err, Is Human
Blog Comment and even more cryptic error messages killed off any desire for me to pursue any kind of development career with Unix and resultantly Linux, even Digital Research had the error message sown up nicely with Concurrent DOS and CP/M-86.
[January 21, 2009, 11:13 by 64BITZ]
RE: To Err, Is Human
Blog Comment and even more cryptic error messages killed off any desire for me to pursue any kind of development career with Unix and resultantly Linux, even Digital Research had the error message sown up nicely with Concurrent DOS and CP/M-86.
[January 2, 2009, 13:12 by 64BITZ]
Are business focused social networks delivering what we want?
Blog Time will tell whether owner manager of SMBs see the appeal of networking sites that are motivated towards career development. With recruiters paying many thousands for unrestricted access to all 23m profiles, there is little doubt it could help...
[July 2, 2008, 9:41 in The Business Web 2.0 by wecando.biz]
More madness from north of the border
Blog They all get the chance to partake in "the development of new awards in ICT and digital media and expansion of existing awards, the inclusion of new learner support materials from industry into all levels of ICT and digital media education, the...
[June 19, 2007, 18:06 in News Blog by Rupert Goodwins]
There be dragons here.....
Blog I look back to my own career and at 19-20 I had written a number of accounting systems, stock control packages and other database applications across a variety of hardware. You could get a good Pascal course if your college had a computing...
[January 13, 2009, 11:24 in 64BLOG by 64BITZ]
If software companies were movie stars…
Blog Sun, (we dearly hope is not) Steve Martin - brilliant in his early career but finally sells out to a commercial end game that is only faintly redolent of his former glory. So grab yourself a Westler’s hotdog (available in the foyer), turn off your...
[October 30, 2009, 7:46 in by Adrian Bridgwater]
Vendors, not developers, to blame for poor code
Talkback Software development will all but vanish as a career, and those that remain in it will demand exorbitant amounts of money due to the liability. While this sounds like a good idea, it's highly impractical.
About: Vendors, not developers, to blame for poor code
[October 20, 2005, 22:55]
Despair greets software patent bill
Talkback I already had that happen earlier in my career on an unprotected product at a software startup. Your analogy breaks down when you get to cost of development. There has to be a way to generate license fees commensurate with development costs or the...
About: Despair greets software patent bill
[September 8, 2006, 20:19]
Call-centre survey finds staff stressed and in pain
Talkback Can I say that having worked in the Call/Contact Centre industry for over 6 years I have worked in some of the nicest environments in my career history. I have also gained more qualifications since joining Call Centres than I gained at school and...
About: Call-centre survey finds staff stressed and in pain
[February 20, 2004, 13:48]
Implementing A Flexible Working Plan
Blog Employees with flexible working not only need to be managed, but evaluated and rewarded with career development. This move from the Government to support flexible working will be welcomed by millions of parents across the country.
[May 29, 2008, 10:08 in Social Networking by Christian Harris]
Keep on rocking in the free code world
Blog But after covering some general session keynote highlights this morning I got dragged (willingly) into a restricted meeting with veteran rocker Neil Young - he of ‘Heart of Gold’ and ‘Keep on Rocking in the Free World’ fame - as he (and his...
[May 6, 2008, 23:51 in by Adrian Bridgwater]
More hot news from xG!
Blog I contacted Cambridge Consultants (a company I've encountered at various points during my career, including working alongside a couple of their bods in the distant past. They've extended a development deal with Cambridge Consultants to create a...
[March 4, 2008, 13:56 in News Blog by Rupert Goodwins]
Techies teach teachers a lesson
Talkback Bravo, and we totally agree with their opinion that, ‘Whoever thought it (the article) up, should perhaps reconsider their own career options’. The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) is core charter is ‘to secure and effective school...
About: Techies teach teachers a lesson
[August 2, 2006, 12:51]
Is Website-Envy Provoking Digital Plagiarism?
Blog Aral told me, ”If you're producing online content, chances are that you will have to deal with plagiarism, copyright infringement and identity misappropriation at some point in your career. Programmers involved in web design and development are...
[June 22, 2009, 8:51 in Small Business Blog by Adrian Bridgwater]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog I never thought I'd see the day, but here it is -- www.mi5.gov.uk -- in case you fancy a change in career. That's Digital's development of the Acorn Risc Machine, the Cambridge-designed RISC processor built by people who thought the 6502 was really...
[August 1, 1998, 8:06 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
