My hovercraf t is full of eels: Assistant Orange Peelers The author raises a very good point. I don’t believe you can be successful (or perhaps, its more difficult to be successful) if you break software develop ment down into a series of specializations. Although a developer may have more training and intimate knowledge in ...

The software company I work for, GenoLogics Life Sciences Software, is looking for a few qualified software develo pers. We definately do J2EE and would encourage all qualified applicants willing to relocate to the very livable Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We’re a gro wing (and fairly technologically progressive) software company with a strong focus on ...

We’ve come up with the idea of having a book club at work. We’re still a small company in start-up mode and see such an idea as a way to encourge personal growth and knowledge sharing through the organization. The book club is going to target both developers and those on the marketing/business side. To ...

Why I put my phone number on my blog Robert Scoble, of Microsoft, just posted an interesting story that came about as a result of him posting his cell phone number on his blog. Turns out that a producer of ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover (a pretty cool show I must say) was wondering if Microsoft ...

When will the music industry do it right? Mark Cuban makes some very good points on the current state of the music industry and what he thinks could be done to increase revenues, legitimicize p2p d ownloads and remain sustainable. I think that many of his points are valid and we’ll see if there is ...

Salaries in NW up in techland Now being someone who lives in the NW (actually, Victoria, BC but still below the 49th parallel), this is the kind of information I like to see. I was for tunate enough to come out of University and land a job with an up and coming startup. Sure there ...