Tag Archives: Software Engineer
How to be a programmer? (and more)
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 by Wim Haanstra.
So you are one of the the people I refered to in my previous article and you really, really, really want to be a programmer.
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How to be a programmer (Mirror) | |
| I just came across a nice (pretty old) document I found on the internet, which explains all kinds of basics of being a programmer. | ||
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Gamers Manifesto | |
| I found a nice article about gaming too. With some very recognizable irritations in the current generation of games. |
What's wrong with our market?
Posted on 08. Jul, 2008 by Wim Haanstra.
The experiences I have are mainly about the dutch market, but they also might apply to any other market.
We (as I group all Software Engineers together) are currently in a market that might look very good for us. Companies are desperately trying to get Software Engineers (from now on SE) , no matter the price. If you switch jobs now, you can demand almost anything you want. In the Netherlands there is a trend now to even give 2 lease cars with a job, just to get you to work for them. How weird is that? How am I gonna drive 2 cars at the same time??
Of course this sounds very good for us, but this also creates a very unhealthy situation..
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