Best of 2012

Call yourself a 'brogrammer'? Then get the hell away from me.

John Graham-Cumming2012190 points112 commentsCareer & Management details

No, I won't be your technical co-founder

Overpriced Developer Conferences

Amber Weinberg2012189 points141 commentsCareer & Management details

Why Publishing on the Windows Phone is Like Walking Barefoot On Broken Glass

Toshl Blog2012189 points92 commentsTech Industry & Business details

We started developing Toshl for Windows Phone because we liked the platform and saw the potential in it. It's a beautifully designed OS, even if the experience starts to wear a bit thin after a few weeks and a giant leap for Microsoft. Publishing apps for it though, has turned out to be a very…

What happens after you interview at Y Combinator — and get rejected.

I was the worst coder in the room...

What if we hired writers like we hire developers

Hackathons are nonsense

Dave Winer2012185 points71 commentsCareer & Management details

Avoiding "the stupid hour"

I work for The Internet now

Joey Hess2012185 points23 commentsLife, Learning & Writing details

I have an interesting problem: How do I shoehorn "hired by The Internet for a full year to work on Free Software" into my resume?

How I Learned Enough Ruby On Rails In 12 Weeks To Launch Freelancify

There's no shame in code that is simply "good enough"

One Bad “Policy Change” Email Can Kill Company Culture

Moz Blog2012181 points92 commentsCareer & Management details

We've all received a work email that made us cringe - the ones that sound formal and threatening or vaguely like a punishment for something we're pretty

Hacking is Important

Michael Lopp2012181 points23 commentsCareer & Management details

Back in the early 90s, Borland International was the place to be an engineer. Coming off the purchase of Ashton-Tate, Borland was the third largest software com

Consider this a job offer to work at 42Floors

How to explain your game to an asshole

Tom Francis2012180 points36 commentsGames & Graphics details

Hello! I'm Tom. I'm a game designer, writer, and programmer on Gunpoint , Heat Signature , and Tactical Breach Wizards . Here's some more info on all the games I've worked on, here are the videos I make on YouTube, and here are two short stories I wrote for the Machine of Death collections.

How to Talk to Human Beings

How to Succeed as an Introvert

You Are the Exception to the Rule

Zapier Blog2012178 points46 commentsCareer & Management details

I Don't Have Time

Quick Salary Tip for Software Engineers

On the Mark...The IT Market in Austin, Texas2012177 points110 commentsCareer & Management details

There are a lot of ways to negotiate salary and this tip is by no means the best one. However, in the right situation, it could be helpful....

Don’t Lie On Your Resume, But Lie Like Hell During Your Exit Interview

Robbie Abed2012176 points126 commentsCareer & Management details

How I converted a software thief into a customer

Screw the power users

How to date a supermodel (or get dealflow or find cofounders)

Entitlement and Acquisition

Matt Gemmell2012175 points129 commentscited by 3Tech Industry & Business details

Burnout - How it happened to me

How To Become a Successful Freelance Web Developer (and Not Kill Your Career)

Follow the goal creep

When I started racing cars, I thought it would be great if I could just settle in mid-pack in a respectable gentleman’s cup series. After all, racing to me was all about getting access to long stretches of flow, that sensation of being so completely engrossed in an activity that you lose trac…

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