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Over a decade of progressive professional software development experience in conjunction with more than two decades as a hobbyist developer has pushed me to reduce the burden of support and cost of delivery by writing highly-maintainable software of the highest caliber.

This blog is intended to be a personal collection of experiences/rants, journaling to tech related, things and other things that may be appropriate to share in a blog.

• My Two Cents on Interviewing Software Engineers

  Posted on April 22, 2013

  In the technology industry, interviewing someone is a tough process. It is a very complex problem that attempts to solve a collection of goals into a [best case] mutually satisfactory outcome. The interviewer needs a person who will fit in the working environment, perform tasks that are expected, has the... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • interviewing
  • jobs
  • market
  • opinion
  • problem solving
  • rants

• 3 Strikes Budget Rental Car: You're Out!

  Posted on March 24, 2013

  I’ve been a loyal renter of cars from Budget rental car. They don’t’ have a particular set level of status, or give points, I don’t mind, I like things to stay simple. In some periods I’ve had to rent a car for work every week for 4 months. [That was... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • alamo
  • budget
  • customer-service
  • rants
  • rental cars

• Things I learned a week or so ago

  Posted on March 10, 2013

  These few items are a few things that I found a week or so ago, but I hadn’t had the time to post them: [Read More]

  Tags:

  • bumblebee
  • drivers
  • gentoo
  • linux
  • nvidia
  • troubleshooting

• Review: "What Compsci textbooks don't tell you: Real world code sucks"

  Posted on March 9, 2013

  I’ve been catching up on my reading queue. I’ve been quite busy in the last few months that many articles has slipped by me, and they’re in my backlog. One article I’ve been meaning to review is: “What Compsci textbooks don’t tell you: Real world code sucks.” The author attempts to... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • development
  • learning
  • quality
  • software
  • technical

• PSA: Software Development Tip: Clean out your Code Base

  Posted on February 22, 2013

  There is a diplomatic mindset that many developers have: It’s better to orphan code, than it is to delete it. This, although less destructive in the short term, can become very destructive in the long run. Leaving orphaned code may: [Read More]

  Tags:

  • build systems
  • development
  • opinion
  • software

• Good News Everybody! The Mobile Phone Unlocking Petition Reached it's Goal!

  Posted on February 21, 2013

  In a prior blog post, I advocated the petition to make mobile phone unlocking legal again. The petition has reached the goal of having more than 100k signatures. Congratulations people! However, the downside is that the petition will actually cause a reversal is unlikely. At least we had the chance... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • consumer rights
  • hacking
  • mobile phone
  • petition
  • politics
  • unlocking

• A Skill that All Technical People Can Use (System administrators, Database Administrators, Developers, etc)

  Posted on February 20, 2013

  Top-notch communication skills are vital when communicating detailed technical topics. Poor communication skills are seen as a lack of interest, understanding, or motivation. I realize that perception isn’t always true, but making the correct impression on others is extremely important. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • communication skills
  • opinion
  • personal development
  • presentations
  • products
  • public speaking
  • rants
  • technical

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