I have come to a realization that I don’t really enjoy Software Engineering(& the processes that it comes with) but I do love programming & solving problems. Finding and fixing bugs is a lot of fun. Incidence response is a … Read more
Software horror show: SAP Concur This complaint is a little stale, but maybe it will still be interesting. A while back I was traveling to California on business several times a year, and the company I worked for required that … Read more
I like to think that I’m an GIF afficionado, but it’s hard to overstate how much this GIF can help one understand about software engineering. Let it wash over you. Watch it a few times. Hal enters, walks to the … Read more
What was the best software (applications, services, frameworks, compilers, whatever) that you used during 2022? For me, the following tools made my Windows development environment substantially better: – Windows Terminal (https://github.com/microsoft/terminal) – Windows Sandbox – Visual Studio Code Remote extension … Read more
I was sitting alone in a meeting room and anxiously waiting for my manager to enter. I had been summoned for a sudden meeting by our Chief Product Officer (CPO). He told me the meeting was urgent and important, and … Read more
Dec 13 (Reuters) – In mid-2020, FTX’s chief engineer made a secret change to the cryptocurrency exchange’s software. He tweaked the code to exempt Alameda Research, a hedge fund owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, from a feature on the … Read more
This article got some great commments. Scroll down to read those. I’ve worked on big projects, small projects, in huge teams and by myself, in fossilized federal agencies and cool Silicon Valley companies. I have learned and used at least … Read more
My view as a “full stack” architect and developer. Depends on the size of the firm. Very, very large ones will see you write little code — generally to the detriment of the company, the architect, and the teams they … Read more
Software horror show: SAP Concur This complaint is a little stale, but maybe it will still be interesting. A while back I was traveling to California on business several times a year, and the company I worked for required that … Read more
Genomics needs more talented software engineers. There is a significant gap between how software is currently developed in this space versus how it should be developed. The vast majority of genomics-related software is not written with speed or reliability in … Read more