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Software Developers Should Have Sysadmin Experience
The differences between system administrators and software developers as well as why all software developers should have some amount of sysadmin experience.
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What Makes a Senior Software Developer?
The notion of a "senior" developer is extremely subjective. How can we define it better?
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Beware of Developers Who Do Negative Work
Not all developers make positive contributions. Some create more work for others than they do themselves.
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How Do You Know a Developer Is Doing a Good Job?
There are many ways to evaluate a developer. Should we use quantitative metrics or stick to qualitative ones?
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Programming Has Changed My Life
The story of how programming has made me a better person than I was.
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Switching Costs in Software Development
The story of why it is important to make sure that it is easy to switch from one service to another.
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Job Descriptions Should Be Better
Most job descriptions are terrible. We need to make them better.