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Re:Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding on Sunday May 11, 2014 @11:45AM (#7728944)
Disagree. What we call coding today will have virtually nothing in common with what they call coding, if they do at all, at the end of the 21st century.

Just look at tools like Parse or Visual Studio Code Search. The future is going to be very, very different from the present.

Re:The limits of "unlimited" vacation on Saturday April 19, 2014 @12:51PM (#7613896)
This seems like a great way to avoid giving accumulated vacation time when someone leaves the company.
Re:When Life Gives You Lemons on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @07:47PM (#7563308)
Wow...that guy is a jerk.
I always thought it was just about how people judge apples. That's like if the laws of physics and biology had a real example of broken window theory.
The hula hooping probably wasn't particularly sexual - I would be impressed if any of my coworkers could hula hoop.

I can't. I suck at it. :(

It's very frustrating to be in this position when you don't want to be. It's like 'My pay is good, but my long-term prospects are falling apart.'
This isn't always the case in CS. It is often more advantageous to your career to not take time off. Granted, someone can get a masters while working, but it's often for the purpose of a career change or promotion into a specific category of position.