For years I have ignored the programmer vs. developer problem. For those of you that don’t know of this problem it’s quite simple: There is a trend in some IT circles to regard programmers as second class citizens, as code cowboys that are trigger happy, and are just good for writing code.
Right now if you [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Programmer vs. Developer
27-Jun-07Computing without a mouse
24-Jun-07As most of you know I have been dealing with tendinitis for a couple of months now, I have found a way of positioning my hands on my laptop keyboard that enables me to type without any pain, and so far without making the condition worst. I did not invent it, I found a post [...]
Weblogger
23-Jun-07In my quest for being more efficient, I’ve been playing around with Weblogger.
I know most of you are not interested in Emacs, but just in case someone
besides me uses Emacs as it’s default editor, this might be helpful or just plain cool.
The art of programming
21-Jun-07There has been a lot said about code being art, and there are quite a few different reasons for this, but I won’t go into them here. There is truth, in that code is art, the problem is that in most cases, programmers misunderstand the term art, and believe that art is [...]
I’m so humble…….
20-Jun-07Today started as most morning, hectic and painful, specially because for some reason my right hand was very sore and swollen, it was all well as I was scheduled to see my Doctor in the afternoon.
I arrived at his office, he was running a bit late, so I sat with the other four patients that were waiting, it wasn’t all bad [...]
Yes, that’s right, Mr. Bill Gates, holds a Doctorate degree from Harvard University, In what major you ask? Wait for it…………. well read it for yourself. I don’t know much of Mr. Gates life, or what his major was, when in Harvard, but if I were the Dean, and trustees I would give him the [...]
Source code management craziness
08-Jun-07What the hell is going on? I am totally for competition, variety and completeness, but the surge of source code management tools is getting out of hand!
Git: According to Linus and some kernel developers, it’s IT. There is nothing better, oh and SVN and CVS suck and you are either a sucker or a moron [...]
Long time no write….
08-Jun-07It’s been a while since my last post, alas a lot of things have change since then.
To start I’ve become formally unemployed, I say formally, because I am freelancing, and I’m trying to start a company. On the time I was working for my last employer I was physically and mentally exhausted, so much so, [...]