I had the best manager ever at SAIC. Her name was Janie Harris. She had little technical background and didn’t want any more. But she was the department head over three divisions worth of more than 400 scientists, engineers, and lawyers (odd collection) at the apex of her department. Janie didn’t want to impress you […]
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What!? No resume?
I bought a Kaypro II in 1983 and used it in college. It ran on CP/M. That’s an operating system that isn’t DOS or Windows. In fact, there were no graphical interfaces in computers in 1983. The Kaypro II personal computer was a marvel and a miracle. It is how I started programming. My available […]
The Interview
Technical interviews fail because technical interviewers insist on turning them into challenges. The appointment is for 10:30. Tom, the VP of Something Very Important, Dick, the CIO, and Harry, Software Engineer III sit at the other side of the table when you arrive. They arranged a single chair opposite their side of the conference table. […]