Re:Programmers are not different, they need simple UIs
by jgh on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @11:31PM
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I don't think that those two options are mutually exclusive, you can specialize and keep up with the times...I think you kinda need to recognize the direction the times are moving in to keep up though.
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Re:Programmers are not different, they need simple UIs
by davidjnelson on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:25AM
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I can see validity to both of your perspectives. How about the t shaped engineer concept? I like this description of the t shaped engineer: http://business.stackoverflow.com/blog/should-you-hire-t-sha...
Re:Programmers are not different, they need simple UIs
by mikekchar on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:39AM
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Yes. I can agree with that. Career strategy is tricky in this business so it's best to keep a flexible mind.
Re:Programmers are not different, they need simple UIs
by OpenDrapery on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @09:40AM
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Seems to me that most technical people in this business have no career strategy. They settle into a job and inertia takes hold, and a body at rest tends to stay at rest until a force is applied to move it. So they will sit their butt in a seat and be underutilized, and perform mind numbing work, with a nagging voice in their head telling them that their tech muscles are experiencing atrophy, but yet still they stay put until the bitter end.