Technology
How To Retain Your IT Employees For Longer
The IT industry is notorious for its high turnover rate of employees. Following the 7 simple steps outlined in this article can see your staff retention rate improve dramatically and make your company a happier and more fun place to work.
3 Things They Should Have Taught In My Computer Science Degree
I believe there are three subjects that a computer science degree should teach and currently is not. Including these three concepts as part of the curriculum would produce CS grads that are much more well rounded and better able to handle working in the real world.
Why Web 2.0 Sucks
Have you bought into the whole web 2.0 craze. Are there things that really bug you about the whole web 2.0 phenomenon. Well, you’re not alone!
If Software Development Was Like Medicine: Part 1
What if software development was practiced the same way medicine is? This is a humorous take on what might ensue, written as a conversation between software vendors and a customer. It is the first part of a 2 part series.
Top Indie Games You Wouldn’t Mind Paying For
A couple of years ago I found that i was completely sick of the bland and derivative games that were being released by the top publishers (Fifa 200X indeed :)). So, I went looking around the web for something better, games that could draw me in with innovative and immersive gameplay. This is how I [...]
Java and .Net Taking On Contenders And Winning
Ever since I joined the software industry I’ve been hearing, from my older and more experienced colleagues how fluid the software industry is, how quickly languages and frameworks come and go. Older developers would fondly (or, more often, not so fondly :)) remember the days when they were programming in C, then C++, then Smalltalk or Delphi or whatever, languages that have since been essentially superseded by Java and .Net (mostly C#, VB.NET), at least as far as enterprise software development is concerned. The lesson that we the ‘young guns’ were meant to take away from this was that in the software industry, languages are in the spotlight for only a short while and are then eclipsed by newer and arguably better languages that, everyone who is anyone, begins to use.
Well, I am going to put my futurist hat on and make a prediction. We are in uncharted territory with Java and .Net and the trend that I am talking about is not going to repeat itself at least not in the same way. Java and .Net are going to be with us for a long time to come and here is why.