Archive for the ‘Development Related’ Category

March 12

Are technical interviews really effective?

Posted by allyourfault
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As a Software Developer when searching for a new job you may come across employers that like to do technical interviews. I find technical interviews incredibly frustrating for many reasons and I wonder what they really prove.
I have found that most technical interviews involve a person asking you questions that require you to recite some [...]

March 11

Why I like .Net Better than Java

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I have recently been asked to put .Net development on hold and move forward on a project that uses Java technologies. Prior to being introduced to .Net I came from a Java environment. At the time it was my first job out of college and I didn’t have any language or platform preference, so I [...]

February 3

Programming Languages – Does the choice matter?

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There are so many different programming languages a developer can chose from to complete a project, but in the end does it really make a difference what programming language is chosen? Doesn’t it just come down to personal preference?
I know arguments can be made on why a particular language is better than another and I [...]

December 20

Are you overloaded with developer tools and plugins?

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In world where developers have thousands of tools and plugins to aid them in their development outside of IDE’s like Visual Studio or Eclipse, do you want to know how many I use?  The answer is plain and simple, none.
I know some of you probably think I am crazy and wonder how I could possibly [...]