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Yeah, and at the same time it is the reason why I limit myself to scheduled visits so that I don't spend all day reading up on cool stuff instead of working.

It's not even limited to SWE - there are so many regulations in almost every trade (which sometimes contradict each other) that it often eventually boils down to your experience an…

Haha, yeah. I tried for it to create a SVG with scissors and it was hopelessly overwhelmed. I think at least the SVG design niche will be safe a little while longer

...and that is okay. Unfortunately, I have to say that I disagree with almost every statement and sentiment in your post. Your three fundamental qualities? These are meaningless. E…

Wow, I felt that. Thank you for that! Not that I was questioning my skill beforehand, now I have to reconsider all my life choices. :)

Yep, those were the days. I still have the Thunderbird CPU that I overclocked using the pencil method sitting on my desk because it was such an awesome CPU. Tangible progress every…

My wife is a researcher in Germany and because of something called the "Wissenschaftszeitgesetz", she is looking for a job outside of Germany for her next research project. With ha…

Yep, easy. I pay 8€/month for 3GB, which is plenty since I'm connected to Wifi most of the time. And I paid 220 for my phone, which easily lasts 2 years. That said: As a self-emplo…

Yep, I totally agree. I took a long break from C++ after I learned the basics at university. I got into it again one and a half years ago when I needed really fast code and I was p…

Yeah, geizhals is great (having idealo as a backup is also nice). Back in the old days I used pricewatch.com for the US, but it's offline now and I can't find a proper alternative,…

Very cool, I love the idea!

Hmm, while I was an exchange student in the US, I got that exact speach house from a friend's father ("hands on the wheel unless asked to do otherwise, stay friendly, no sudden mov…

I understand your point but it is time for the system to change. Most writers in traditional publishing get 50 cents or a dollar for every sold book. My wife wrote a chapter in a s…

Yeah, I agree that they should have touched more on that. Something definitely is going on when your result exceeds what should be possible. That said, I'm currently struggling wit…

Interesting. The latter reminds me of a book ("Drop Dead Healthy"), where the author tests a similar technique to incentivize productive behavior. There it goes a step further, tho…

Again, thanks for taking the time to write! It is certainly good advice! Luckily the situation is in this specific case is that I don't have to worry about it - I'm 100% sure of it…

You can't please everyone. Whether it is implemented features or design choices (e.g. product logo, etc.), the more people you ask, the more differing opinions you will receive.

Thank you for the heads up, but I don't see how. They were not part of the development and have no financial involvement. Hmm, now that I think about it, I am going to the conferen…

I'm a bit in a similar boat: My wife's department (university) asked me for a 'little' favor, which I programmed in Java to get back into programming after ~4 years of being a stay…