Implementers, Solvers, and Finders
I was talking to a former student when he brought up an article written by a well-seasoned programmer regretting his choice of career. This fellow had rejec...
I was talking to a former student when he brought up an article written by a well-seasoned programmer regretting his choice of career . This fellow had rejected the management path in order to stay in the coding trenches and as a result, ended up in some absolutely crummy situations. He writes about management antipattern after antipattern that left him sitting with the bill. Hearing about a dismal career like that is depressing. So much so, that my student who previously was one of my most enthusiastic programmers had turned morose. Who’d blame him? All he had to look forward to was a life fi
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