Both at my last job and this job, we had code freezes. At the last job it was tied to billing periods. In my current job, it is tied do...

WOW, FORTRAN, that brings back memories. Well, I'm glad that's in my rear-view mirror.

Something my wife taught me soon after we got hitched which works well for personal finances.

Don't track the emails coming in monitor the bank moneys going out. Its a...

I like this article a lot. And like David Poole said, DevOps isn't a dogma so much as a principle to follow, with flexibility in mind.

The three pillars of DevOps...

I never thought of what you brought up in this article, until I read it. I've got auto renewal turned on for some website domains I own. The website registrar...

Agreed, David. I've not been involved in that many re-platforming projects. I was hired here to assist with re-platforming some Excel and MS Access apps into .NET applications, so that...

"Re-platforming". I like that phrase. And I appreciate the link to Aimee Writer's blog post as it gives some great guidelines as to when to re-platform or not.

This touches on...

David, when you said, "I'd go further and say that everyone should take the certification." what were you talking about?

That legislation in Australia, sounds very interesting. I think we should have something similar here in the US. I agree with you, Steve, that bad managers will find ways around...

The lack of training where I work has been one of my major concerns, since taking this job. As I've said before no one has gone to any training or...

Dang, Robin, 350 emails per day is quite an onslaught of emails! I thought I got a lot, but what I get is nothing compared to what you were getting!!

I've...

I'd like to comment on this article, from a different angle, probably not representative of most of you.

When I first joined my current employer, I was placed in a cubicle...

Very interesting post, Steve. As someone who is open to new opportunities, I find this quite interesting. A few questions come to mind, but I'll focus upon one which is...

Ah, OK, David. I wanted to check to see if that is a practice I should adopt. I don't think it is, but I'll keep it in mind.

Hey Steve, this thread has become really pertinent this week. I work for a large state government department in my state. One of my coworkers has supported two large divisions...

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