Principles of individual freedom and liberty, cherished, pshaw!

Pshaw: Exclamation common to Southern North America, approximate meaning is bul**it.

Southerners are frequently criticized for their pronunciation, I never understood why northerners get a free pass. New Yawk!

Very insightful analysis about medium-sized entities, Eric. Being productive in a large organization, I think that is a skill set all on its own. I enjoy the challenge of it,...

When your top performers quit your team, I will be glad to take them.

Sioban Krzywicki (7/29/2015)

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I'm just saying, all we...

Programmers resent efforts to make them fit in with people who can't program.

I have been on a lot of development teams. On every single one, the culture was this: if you can't program, we will eat you alive.

People who grew up using iPads will think that an unresponsive laptop screen is just brain dead stupid. They're right.

Improved efficiency by definition makes more resources available. What you do with those resources is a business problem, not a technical one.

jckfla (7/24/2015)

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It's like with Windows 8, 8.1, and 10. They want me to have a touchscreen PC. Why would I want to move my hand all the way...

anacap (7/24/2015)

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I'm of the opinion that the power behind computing and the breadth of data available won't change the fundamental nature of computers which is they will only do what...

Overpopulation is a myth. However I do agree that some countries and areas are overpopulated for how they live and the technology they use. For instance California has a water...

As I sit here reviewing system error reports, if our server farm someday wakes up and stirs my coffee, I will be amazed.

Great article, thanks Rodney.

Personally I would only work for a company that strives for clarity and purity in code; that means embracing lots of renaming. I like typing intuitive names instead of...