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9
JANUARY
2012

The technocultural fit

A winning strategy to identify great developers and build a capable team.
25
DECEMBER
2011
1 comment(s)

The digital economy of abundance and deficiency

Reflections on shortcomings and opportunities in the software industry.
2
NOVEMBER
2011
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The end of the geek culture

Some thoughts about the decline of the geek culture and the change of values and priorities in the software industry and the programming profession.
15
AUGUST
2011

Typographic etiquette: indentation, dashes, quotes and diacritics

Typographic etiquette and the usage of indentation, dashes, quotes and diacritics with HTML entity and Unicode codes.
31
JULY
2011
1 comment(s)

The Museum of Modern Betas

A great and continuously updated collection of the newly launched startups worldwide.
25
JULY
2011
2 comment(s)

Insider tips for working on personal programming projects

Many enthusiastic programmers like doing their own personal programming projects in their free time. Here's a collection of useful recommendations and tips on how to organize that work, efficiently use the available time, avoid common obstacles and keep a strong motivation throughout the project.
11
JULY
2011
3 comment(s)

Tales from an Assessment Day

A talk about inefficiency and failure of assessment events as a primary tool of screening of new hires. Analysis of experiences with observations and facts.
7
JULY
2011
2 comment(s)

Embracing diversity and multicultural richness in software teams

Discussing the advantages and benefits of bringing foreign developers into a team and the value of building diverse and multicultural software teams.
21
FEBRUARY
2011
3 comment(s)

The quest for perfection

Perfectionism is a known character trait found in many programmers. This quality when overdeveloped becomes a source of depression and diminished productivity. This discussion analyzes this phenomenon, identifies its origin and suggests treatment techniques to overcome this problem.
9
NOVEMBER
2010
6 comment(s)

Web programming is functional programming

Some reflections about using functional programming style in web programming and design of web applications.
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