Category Archives: Software Development

Here is why you should code

Posted on February 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Article that basically says coders make lots of money.  There is some true there but…  With outsourcing job security is not there.  This doesn’t include “software engineering (you can shoot a gun, but do you know how it works? sort … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing your job more common than originally thought

Posted on February 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

I’m calling bull on this one.  The article goes on how contractors and houses are doing the “bait and switch” game where they contract out at one rate.  And then send the work overseas.  I hate to say it, but … Continue reading →

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US Patent law changes soon, what it means?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

In less than a month the patent law changes from first to invent to first to file.  With a twist.  Now you could “publish” your idea and as long as you file within a year of the publish bit, you … Continue reading →

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Startup how to find an engineer

Posted on February 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

I found this article amusing.  Basically doe toe the “shortage” of engineers in the US.  Startup are having a tough time finding folks.  The article goes over other ways to find them.  Some of them are oldfashion and til the … Continue reading →

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Technical Debt will kill you

Posted on February 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Good article that basically puts to words what many in engineering already know (pay me now or pay me later).  If you take on some bad design decisions in software to get the product out the door, its going to … Continue reading →

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Engineering jobs are hot…in Silicon Valley

Posted on February 11, 2013 by robertwilkie

Supposedly its back to the 1990’s in hiring in the Valley…but only in the valley (the rest of the US is still SOL). http://gizmodo.com/5982387/silicon-valley-job-growth-now-matches-the-dot+com-boom

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SImulator for an Arduino

Posted on February 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK I am not sure I would write something complicated enough to need a simulator with an arduino…but this does look pretty cool.  BUT….when its complete they plan to charge $50 for it.  🙁 http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/12/22/simulator-for-arduino-v0-98/  

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Uh Oh, here come the outsourcing visas

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

The article starts off about how the US needs to keep folks from other countries here in the US after getting a degree.  Which sounds great, til you read that the “way” congress is going to do this is to … Continue reading →

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Wow, alot of Bachelor Degree working college jobs

Posted on January 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Kindof depressing story to hear how many folks with a Bachelors degree are stuck working retail (1 in 4) or cab drivers (1 in 7) etc jobs.  Which are basically jobs you would have while in college.  I am curious … Continue reading →

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Fix the spacestation with code, get 10G’s

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

Really NASA is looking for someone to write code to help get its solar panels to get as much juice as possible out of the sun.  10G’s for this is …well cheap.  Perhaps they should look into outsource?http://hackaday.com/2013/01/19/write-code-fix-the-space-station-win-10000/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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