A very short list: * The trick is to set everyone's expectations low, especially your own. E.g.; Even for a relatively small project, make sure management understands that there is no way to guarantee a schedule. * If…
Once upon a time, there were computers made by IBM, Wang, and a few others that did nothing but word processing. They were massively expensive, and in the early 80's, were quickly killed off by the WordStar program…
I'm not seeing a more fundamental issue in this thread; What are we trying to teach, and why? It's easy to subject people to studying math, history, etc. What if we wanted to teach appropriate social interaction? Moral…
I'd like to add that many studies suggest that the fastest way to increase your income in IT is to job-hopping. E.g., my son has made 3 moves in 3 years from high-end help desk to deveops engineer, at triple his first…
A very short list: * The trick is to set everyone's expectations low, especially your own. E.g.; Even for a relatively small project, make sure management understands that there is no way to guarantee a schedule. * If…
Once upon a time, there were computers made by IBM, Wang, and a few others that did nothing but word processing. They were massively expensive, and in the early 80's, were quickly killed off by the WordStar program…
I'm not seeing a more fundamental issue in this thread; What are we trying to teach, and why? It's easy to subject people to studying math, history, etc. What if we wanted to teach appropriate social interaction? Moral…
I'd like to add that many studies suggest that the fastest way to increase your income in IT is to job-hopping. E.g., my son has made 3 moves in 3 years from high-end help desk to deveops engineer, at triple his first…