Posted by Johan Cyprich on 17 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: General
Don’t re-invent the wheel we’re told. This is wise advice from people we trust who should know what they’re talking about, but, is this a true statement or just a clever saying? When people say this, what they really may be trying to do is avoid learning anything new. New products tend to be different [...]
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 15 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: General
No one looks forward to recessions. They are times when people become very cautious with their finances and fear for the future. In spite of all of this, its also a time of great opportunity. Many successful companies started during a recession or in a weak economy. The Tabulating Machine Company In 1896, William Jennies [...]
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 24 Feb 2009 | Tagged as: General
Programming If McDonalds were run like a software company, one out of every hundred Big Macs would give you food poisoning and the response would be, “We’re sorry, here’s a coupon for two more”. (Mark Minasi) Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot [...]
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 24 Dec 2008 | Tagged as: General
Writing software is difficult work and the efforts are typically not appreciated by those who have never written a line of source code. The survey from PayScale below shows the salaries from employed software developers. It is based on people with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and working in the US. These numbers are [...]
Posted by Johan Cyprich on 01 Dec 2008 | Tagged as: General
Talent in the web is found on the web, not at networking events. ScottDig This quote sums up Scott’s article, How To Find Web Designers and Programmers For Your Startup, very well. He has a good understanding of the mind set of a software developer. I would rather be coding than attending networking events. Virtual [...]