I work in the public sector here in the US. I've held three jobs in the public sector. The public sector doesn't give bonuses, gifts at Christmas, etc. I'd like...

You got that right, Steve. Some of our data has PII. In a few of these cases I can't figure out why they want to collect it.

Good article, Steve. There are a few things I could respond to, but I'll focus upon your second question. No, we don't track technical debt. We accumulate it, but we...

I participated in the PASS conference last week. While I enjoyed the content of the sessions there was definitely something missing in the experience.

Was it better than not having...

Steve, I appreciate your point of view and see it as valid. However, it all depends upon one's circumstances. In my current job I was the first developer to go...

Very good, Steve! I've written my share of bad code. I try to learn from my mistakes when I realize them. I hope to continue to learn and impress myself,...

Ah, Steve, you've done it again. You've brought up a great, thought provoking question on a Friday. I love it. 🙂

I am, very sadly, one of those whose fallen into...

I hope that you're right. During the pandemic I've seen a noticeable increase in the number of meetings. And I'm sure that's true of almost all of us, if not...

Good points, Jeff.

I'm not advocating for a freewheeling, anyone does whatever they want to do environment, either.

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Where I work the Lunch Factor is high. I think it's seven, but it might be 8 or 9. (I'm not sure what the number is now as I've not...

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I currently live in a suburb north of Atlanta. I'm a 5 - 45 minute drive from hundreds of companies that specialize in IT or have  a...

WOW, Ravyn Manuel works in government and they are using DevOps?! I am amazed!!

This question makes me laugh. I have worked remotely for twenty years and I can live wherever I want. I have always been curious about Tampa, and I thought...

About 15 years before retiring we bought an old 10-acre mining claim in the Rockies, the Skeleton #1 claim, and in 2003 built a log cabin which was...