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May want to add "Other" as an option. Consider a smaller company that develops a couple of established products. Or one-person consulting shops. Or contract developers, etc. In short - just add "Other" :)
Where does a university development position fall within this realm?
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Where does a university development position fall within this realm?
I put it under non-web company, though now that you mention it, a university isn't really a "company." Seems better than "other", though, since it falls under the same general area.
My university experience would be non-web, but I used all kinds of languages (PHP, Ruby, Python, Racket, Java, C) many of which are commonly used on the web. Plus everyone uses the web these days, so HN content is often quite interesting.
foursquare! (ps: we're hiring! http://foursquare.com/jobs/ )
I wonder how many of us are bootstraping own product while feeding the family by consulting.
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Would you wager there is more software written that is not web related and that it collectively makes more money than the stuff that is?
> Would you wager there is more software written that is not web related and that it collectively makes more money than the stuff that is? Absolutely. Software that runs warehouses. Payrolls. Manages inventory. Manages cash registers. Figures out how to optimize manufacturing across multiple vendors, multiple workstations. Robotics. Warehouse automation and robotics. Embedded systems. 3d rendering. Automated trading.…
I'll be having fantasies tonight about the day I have that problem. NB: Having to go to work each day at a dotcom would is my nightmare.
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Would you wager there is more software written that is not web related and that it collectively makes more money than the stuff that is?
Yes, I would. Although it depends on your definition of "making money". Financial software, for instance, makes a lot of money. So does any software that contributes to the oil giants. Or any number of other industries.
Consultant/contractor/hired gun.
A Semiconductor company (mxim)