Author: gabi

  • 2 idei pentru a iti alege mai usor jobul

    1. Poti sa te imaginezi facand acest lucru si peste 5 ani?[CONTINUA]2. Esti mai bun sau la fel de bun ca si media celor care activeaza pe acel segment?[PERFORMEAZA] Cartea te face neprost!

  • Mentoring journey

    Mentoring journey

    It seems that once your are nominated a mentor for others, you end your trip as mentee and start another one as mentor. This is not true. It is just the next step of mentee-mentor equation. I have read recently a post on HBR.org about mentorship and started to look…

  • Creativity is killed by education?

    A brilliant speech of Sir Ken Robinson about the way our school kills the creativity. This goes hand in hand with the little joke about a little girl who was drawing. She was asked what she is drawing. She answered : “I am drawing God”. “But, wait, no one knows…

  • Why bother? An argumentation for the ones who want to become managers

    Managing a team of software engineers is easy. Or not? Being a software engineer usually offers good enough compensation, even the opportunity to get a senior position in a company. Then, why bother to be the manager of such a team? This is my first question to whom ever mentions…

  • Adopting a tool

    Introducing a tool in an organization of software developers is not an easy thing.You need money, you need a detailed plan, but overall you need to see the new tool working and producing for your organization. Get a sponsor or support from all shareholders! So before announcing the change, get…

  • On (non-agile) estimations

    On (non-agile) estimations

    Why are needed? Simply because you also need a deadline from your builder when the house is finished. And for sure, you ask for a delivery date when you go to your tailor. Plus, you ask for a price. No deal is closed without a price indication and a delivery…

  • UML in embedded (I)

    I say now a truism. Model based development will be the new quantum leap in software development in terms of productivity. It surely takes more years to adopt UML in the development, but there is a clear path to this. Some directions: code generation (hard constraints) and documentation. UML meta…

  • Application development vs Kernels and drivers development

    Application development vs Kernels and drivers development

    When speaking about how to develop software, one is usually making the difference between drivers, OS and rest of the application software. It is always about different strategy in developing the software. The lower software layer have to be generic, scalable and easy to use, if possible. The developer is…

  • mai este programarea o meserie elitista?

    ai facut calculatoare… poti sa imi re-instalezi windowsul? fa-mi si mie o configuratie buna 😉 Asa arata cultura “”populara” cand am terminat facultatea. Cum o fi acum? S-a schimbat oare perceptia? Mai sunt absolventii de facultati tehnice favorizati ca statut? Cred ca inca sunt, prin prisma angajatorilor care curteaza studentii…

  • Manager? Leader? Both?

    Seth Godin has an interesting point here The difference between management and leadership is widely discussed and certainly there are major topics where the difference is clear. If you are a boss, think about how much you see yourself as a manager and how much as a leader. Then, try…