henderson.austin (12/1/2011)

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I am little late to this party but I wanted to throw this out for consideration. There is a service called Twilio.com and they have a really cool API...

When talking to someone I don't believe is in technology, I use the term Computer Programmer. When talking to someone who is in the technology field, I use the...

OK, simple question here, but I need to ask it. I was under what must be a mistaken thought that traces could run only against 1 database. It...

That's a good idea, and definately one I hadn't thought of. I've only done a few traces, and all of them were ones I did interactlvely. How do...

Good article, Steve. It reminds me of what I read on the front page of yesterday's USA Today. It described the increase in the number of desperate people...

WOW, it has been so long (4+ years) since I've been allowed to go to any conference, or attend any training, that I'd forgotten about that "conference high" you speak...

WOW, you've picked a topic that's certainly generated a lot of response, Steve. In my opinion, I think we should have a vocational developer training for people wanting to...

Very interesting read, Dan (I did read the whole post). I'd like to ask a clarifying question: what is "ptpi" and "wttio"?

Revenant (9/8/2011)

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Seems to me that writing a successful mobile application proves that s/he read the market correctly and figured out what is needed. That IMO qualifies him (or seldom her)...

I'm in the design phase of my first mobile app, and a big part of my doing it is exactly for the reason you gave, Steve; to gain some visibility...

I think the growing data type of the next 10 years will be GPS related data. Given the growth of smart phones and other mobile devices, with location specific...

tshw (8/29/2011)

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Rod at work (8/29/2011)

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I agree...

tshw (8/29/2011)

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Interesting article... however, like many people here, I disagree with the comparison of generalist vs specialist... but favor the comparison of expert vs amateur.

I've always prided myself on being...

Revenant (8/29/2011)

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jn_gray (8/29/2011)

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I think that all developers start out as specialists and over time become generalists unless they decide to make a concerted effort to remain a specialist. ....

Oh, good article, Mike. Well, here I am, one of those "jack of all trades, master of none" type of developers. In a real sense, though, I prefer...