Category Archives: Career

Posts about dealing your career. Not necessarily technical issues, but improving skills, knowledge, and desirability as an employee.

OOMP: Education

A subject that comes up regularly is whether or not a formal Computer Science education makes better developers. I’ve worked with people with various levels of education/training Overall, I have seen no strong correlation between programming ability and level of formal CS education. Honestly, I haven’t seen a strong correlation between any of the different… Read More »

Programmers and Reading

What is it with programmers who don’t read? Most of the best programmers I know are constantly learning. They seem to have an insatiable curiosity for any topic they are interested in. These programmers are often reading websites, books, and magazines almost constantly to help extend their knowledge and understanding. Others never seem to read… Read More »