Sometimes it really sucks...
1. Smell factor can be very problematic...
2. Personality disorder, like being very negative, sarcastic, and suspicious of management
3. Lack of any females in general in tech
4. They r smart in general so u can't fool them so easily
Man I hate it. But I love it too .... I leader of the geeks it's not so bad if deep down inside u r one of them
Friday, April 20, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Million $ programmer
Had this idea about programmers... due to changes at my company of late.
We have a new suite of very sr very highly paid programmers. We have a very open source env so I poke at some of the code at times.. and I think, is this the work of a programmer that makes $1 million a year? Company is trending towards having really sr management be hands on programming.. guys who would normally be managing org of 50 (or 20 like me).
Makes me wonder.. is that the future?
Old model was more simple:
- Very smart product manager driving features
- Have experience dev manager driving schedules and maintaining process
- Have master architect thats is guru and has passion to build
- Have a few sr's, few mid, few jr's, in a rounded dev team
- Have army of cheap support and QA guys to do routine testing, build, and support
This is more or less how most software was built in the old days and in most companies. In corp world you pay the top and hire slaves at the bottom because the top guys are enticed to make sure the product has quality... and while u need good programmers, most of programming is routine so you really just need an idea (pm) architect (design), a process (dev manager), and slave programmers to execute effectively
The new age however is to do it I suppose the open source / firefox / linux model.. where developer decides features, codes, tests etc in open source model. Less distinction on roles. There is a mastermind/architect, but everyone does everything and everyone should be really good. In corporate world it means less programmers but everyone is paid more and at times does loser work than a cheap slave could do.
Which is the best model I wonder?
We have a new suite of very sr very highly paid programmers. We have a very open source env so I poke at some of the code at times.. and I think, is this the work of a programmer that makes $1 million a year? Company is trending towards having really sr management be hands on programming.. guys who would normally be managing org of 50 (or 20 like me).
Makes me wonder.. is that the future?
Old model was more simple:
- Very smart product manager driving features
- Have experience dev manager driving schedules and maintaining process
- Have master architect thats is guru and has passion to build
- Have a few sr's, few mid, few jr's, in a rounded dev team
- Have army of cheap support and QA guys to do routine testing, build, and support
This is more or less how most software was built in the old days and in most companies. In corp world you pay the top and hire slaves at the bottom because the top guys are enticed to make sure the product has quality... and while u need good programmers, most of programming is routine so you really just need an idea (pm) architect (design), a process (dev manager), and slave programmers to execute effectively
The new age however is to do it I suppose the open source / firefox / linux model.. where developer decides features, codes, tests etc in open source model. Less distinction on roles. There is a mastermind/architect, but everyone does everything and everyone should be really good. In corporate world it means less programmers but everyone is paid more and at times does loser work than a cheap slave could do.
Which is the best model I wonder?
As the world turns
10 years ago, JPY was at 132.63
Today it closes at 82.89
Again thinking in melancholy.. as the world ends in dec-12.. what will i regret in life?
Definitely
1. Not going to 10th HS reunion
2. Not dating more girls in HS and College
3. Not going to Alaska to snowboard
4. Not having really built something or done something significant
5. Wish I focused in HS and College so I could have gone to Stanford
Maybe will I regret questions I'm not sure of:
1.1. Not having a baby ?
1.2. Not getting married ?
1.3 Not striking it rich ?
1.4 Taking it too easy in life ?
1.5 Didn't spend enough time w/ friends and family ?
Hard to say.. recent article stated most people felt they wish they lived their own life and was true to themselves.. kind of like Jen in Crouching Tiger..
I'm not quite dead yet. But I am 5kg overweight.. saw a recent pic of me.. and my stomach is out there. I'm trying a new low glycemic thing.. but overall the trick is really more simple. Eat less. Exercise more.
Today it closes at 82.89
Again thinking in melancholy.. as the world ends in dec-12.. what will i regret in life?
Definitely
1. Not going to 10th HS reunion
2. Not dating more girls in HS and College
3. Not going to Alaska to snowboard
4. Not having really built something or done something significant
5. Wish I focused in HS and College so I could have gone to Stanford
Maybe will I regret questions I'm not sure of:
1.1. Not having a baby ?
1.2. Not getting married ?
1.3 Not striking it rich ?
1.4 Taking it too easy in life ?
1.5 Didn't spend enough time w/ friends and family ?
Hard to say.. recent article stated most people felt they wish they lived their own life and was true to themselves.. kind of like Jen in Crouching Tiger..
I'm not quite dead yet. But I am 5kg overweight.. saw a recent pic of me.. and my stomach is out there. I'm trying a new low glycemic thing.. but overall the trick is really more simple. Eat less. Exercise more.
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