engineertorque

How Much Should You Pay Your Engineers to Ensure They Stick Around?

Posted by engineertorque on Thursday June 18, 2020 @11:30AM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/employee-engagement/how-much-engineer-pay

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Re:Slack design VP on new UX overhaul: “Don't make users think” on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @01:56PM (#23249801)

Fascinating -- surprised Slack was willing to go into this level of detail.

Re:Building a Successful Startup Is Like Playing Smart Poker on Thursday May 14, 2020 @03:41PM (#23184359)

It seems everyone nowadays equates acceleration with success. and I guess in the short term, that can work quite well for certain folks, but i've got to imagine it doesn't work out for everyone. Unless that is you're just walking away with tens or hundreds of millions -- in which case nothing really matters.

Old Languages Like COBOL Stick Around for Good Reasons

Posted by engineertorque on Monday May 11, 2020 @02:21PM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/why-cobol-is-still-used

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Are Companies Investing Too Much in Digital Infrastructure?

Posted by engineertorque on Monday April 27, 2020 @01:50PM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/data-science/companies-investing-digital-infrastructure

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I Graduated into the Dot Com Bust as a Programmer and Made It. You Will Too.

Posted by engineertorque on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @03:48PM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/dot-com-bust-programmer

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Agile Isn't an Excuse for Bad Management

Posted by engineertorque on Thursday April 02, 2020 @04:08PM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/agile-management

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How VCs Really Evaluate Potential Seed Investments

Posted by engineertorque on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @12:58PM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/finance/vcs-seed-investments

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Choose Your Cofounders Carefully to Prevent Disaster

Posted by engineertorque on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @11:03AM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/founders-entrepreneurship/choose-your-cofounders-carefully-prevent-disaster

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Re:How to Hire Software Engineers During a Remote Work Crisis on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:05AM (#22605530)

some great thoughts here on how to keep interviews consistent, etc.