I love your use of the word idempotent. I developed skills in that area long before even knowing there was a word for it. Great vocabulary Steve. ...

Gary Varga (8/4/2016)

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Defensive programming should be considered to be a technique that is always applied but the specifics vary in application. Just like security, data integrity and performance.

All of these...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/15/2016)

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djackson 22568 (7/15/2016)

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I get far more work done when I work remotely than I do in the office. In the office, everyone wants to...

Alex Gay (7/15/2016)

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Remote working has it's place for those kind of tasks that benefit from concentration and a lack of distraction. I wouldn't want to do it permanently, or...

I get far more work done when I work remotely than I do in the office. In the office, everyone wants to talk about the game on Sunday, or...

Japie Botma (7/11/2016)

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djackson 22568 (7/11/2016)

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What could possibly be embarrassing about an ex-president...

What could possibly be embarrassing about an ex-president illegally meeting with the...

One of my concerns has always been that there is a difference between contractual obligations and reality. We encountered just this issue recently when we sunset a product and...

I am not sure of the background education of everyone here, but my guess is that there are at least a few people who are unaware of the issue with...

What do they owe you? A hell of a lot more than anyone gets today! My understanding is that fines go to the government, not the people suffering...

In a previous career I was a Purchasing Manager. I worked in a plumbing company that was family owned. Basically my job was to keep the sales force...

Chris Wooding (6/1/2016)

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When my brother was at college, he was astonished by his friend's reaction to the statement "I'm just going for a tommy". Both parties understood this to be...

Marketing and sales, the worst things possible when it comes to software. Fix that bug, no, that doesn't give sales anything new to sell. Add that new feature...

Thank you.

The real problem is that employers want generalists who are specialists in everything.