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How about simplifying the tax code so we don't need computer programs at all?

Really depends on your team. I work on a small team in a huge investment bank and we are working on new nice-looking apps. I usually don't have to deal with audit, risk management,…

Foreigners can't apply to be a citizen just because they've been here for 10 years. The US immigration system is so f*cked up and the current administration favors illegal immigran…

I am in the same boat (bachelors + masters from US universities and on H-1B). I've been in the US for almost 10 years now since undergrad and have put down roots (friends, acquaint…

I am in the same boat (bachelors + masters from US universities and on H-1B). I've been in the US for almost 10 years now since undergrad and have put down roots (friends, acquaint…

It's horrible. I have a bachelors from a top US school, working on a masters from another top school, and I can't even take a week off in between jobs because it may cause immigrat…

Most people I know who are in this situation are 1) Old 2) Have tons of experience and worked hard earlier in their life 3) Have lots of connections that prevent them from being fi…

Have an Aeron at home and a Knoll Life @ work.

This reminds me of when I asked for permission to make an iOS app for my school and was denied with similar arguments. I guess it sucks more when you've already put in so much effo…

Programming is not the same thing as computer science...you can get very far in programming without knowing much math, but not in computer science.

>>> More public funding needs to be directed towards schools and youth programs in poor areas. More money needs to be focused on easing poverty. Give these kids back their parents,…

It was interesting to find out who the people behind Sysinternals were. The article, though, has an embarrassing number of typos...

There's a balance. >it's the ONLY WAY to have tests in the business world Perhaps in some organizations. I feel sorry if you have to work in such an environment. My company recogni…

This is golden

You really don't want to be surrounded by those people. They'll make you hate your life. Unless you are one of them.

All this talk of gurus, senseis, ninjas, zealots, rockstars, and superstars and shit has to stop. It's seriously making me annoyed I work in this industry.

> I haven't come across much about good design of tests (suggestions very much welcome). I have yet to see a large-scale, popular piece of software written using TDD

Something to do with the fact that we now have work email on smartphones, and 24/7 VPN to our office?

Seeing what Obama is doing, it's pretty similar.

Bush was a very intelligent man contrary to what many believe. http://keithhennessey.com/2013/04/24/smarter/

Every place I've seen DevOps, seems that developers bear the brunt of the work - learning the infrastructure and understanding deployments and such. I've never seen Ops people lear…

> DevOps isn't amount making Developers be Ops guys Sure seems that way at many places.

Could be any number of reasons for this. Salary is surprisingly rigid over time for many because people simply don't like negotiating. Women especially negotiate less than men. May…

(Manhattan prices) A good studio apartment will be $2000-2500 a month. A one bedroom would be $3000+.

Agreed that there is really no distinction in most cases (software engineer = software developer = programmer = guru = ninja etc), but it matters to the people in positions to hire…