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Software development is an ecosystem. Even if programming is one essential part that can't be left out, it is much more than that. It begins long before code is written and it does not stop after delivery. It even involves people! Here you'll find my own random thoughts on all of that ...
Lektion Eins
Ein paar sehr grundlegende Stichworte zur IT
- Die ursprüngliche Bedeutung des Wortes Hacker, etwas verstehen zu wollen und die Mühen auf dem Weg dorthin nicht zu scheuen.
- Es gibt keine Abkürzungen. Der clevere Einsatz smarter Werkzeuge macht hoffentlich zum Lehrling, aber sicher nicht zum Gur...
Case for types
Growing up (as a programmer) i was thought, as a whole lot of us were i guess, to type my every variable (also, to type things like BEGIN and END) and so i did, because i had to. When i later found languages like Perl and JavaScript i thought to myself, well, they're right, i too do not make t...
Revenge of the advice to ...
"never change/touch a running system"
Sooner or later the time will come and we will need to change running systems. Yet, often enough we don't touch them until it's too late, until they break.
So, if that can't be avoided anyways, why not touch it first chance we get? Preferably before anything...
So you're hiring?
IT companies are complaining about not finding enough skilled people. But how are job candidates being treated during the application process?
Here are a few suggestions. You could ...
- not ignore applications.
- not keep candidates waiting.
- not forget your manners and at the very least match...