October 16, 2011 | 0 comments
Tired of hearing that “Steve Jobs was just a marketer, Dennis Ritchie was a real programmer.” Both men were necessary to our industry’s growth. It’s not a competition. The difference in media coverage of each was more about the visibility … Continue reading
October 10, 2011 | 2 Comments
Who says you’re not a genius? Who are any of us to say? And why would anyone bother telling someone that? In my last blog post, I talked about how it was unnecessary and counterproductive to justify your projects to … Continue reading
October 6, 2011 | 8 Comments
Here’s a Reddit/Slashdot/whatever thread that never happened: Internet crank on Reddit: “Hey, Steve Jobs, I guess that new iPad looks cool, but I think iPad is a stupid name, it makes me think of sanitary napkins.” Steve: “Yeah, well, here’s … Continue reading
October 6, 2011 | 0 comments
As most everyone who knows me knows, I wrote a book called Land the Tech Job You Love. The word “love” is in the title very specifically. As I discussed with my editors at Pragmatic what we’d title the book, … Continue reading