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Why managers get paid more than programmers??
I've been managing a small team for the past 6 months now, when I was just a developer I always used to wonder why is that people who manage people get paid more than people that actually build the product and bring in the moolah. Ideally pay should be...
Posted: May 02 2006, 12:24 PM by Sijin Joseph | with 27 comment(s)
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ThoughtWorks Master class - Agile programming for fun and profit
ThoughtWorks India had held a Master Class on Agile development in Bangalore on 8th April, the highlight of the talks was obviously Martin Fowler and the reason I think most of the attendees had come. It was held at the Taj West End hotel on Race course...
Posted: Apr 24 2006, 04:04 PM by Sijin Joseph | with 2 comment(s)
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Why do we get paid so much?
I was just thinking today about why software developers are typically paid so much more than other people in similar kind of work. One reason might be because software companies generate more revenue per employee as compared with other industries. Construction...
Posted: Mar 30 2005, 08:40 PM by Sijin Joseph | with 13 comment(s)
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Spam Filter technology to fight AIDS
How cool is that http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-23HIVVaccinePR.asp Extract Microsoft Research has pioneered promising new ways to combat one of humankind's most deadly viruses with advanced software typically used to analyze large...
Posted: Feb 24 2005, 11:42 AM by Sijin Joseph | with no comments
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What a way to start the new year..
On 3rd January i got a mail from Microsoft saying that i had been selected as an MVP for Visual C# , now that is some new years gift. I am waiting for my first set of MSDN Universal DVD's ... woot :)
Posted: Jan 06 2005, 10:21 AM by Sijin Joseph | with 3 comment(s)
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Unfair labour practises at EA
I am an avid game lover and big EA fan but this journal entry of an EA employee has really shocked me. Can you imagine working 90 hours a week!!!! http://www.livejournal.com/users/ea_spouse/
Posted: Nov 12 2004, 10:09 AM by Sijin Joseph | with no comments
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Identity Crisis
I had been trying to connect my laptop to my home pc using a cross cable for so many days. Finally yesterday i decided to get it done no matter what. The problem was that despite all proper TCP/IP settings the two computers were not able to ping each...
Fooled twice
I got fooled twice today :) :) Damn, should have been more alert. 1. This one was truly great, i soooo wish it is true, http://gmail.google.com 2. I should have seen this one coming, i guess i let my shields down a bit. http://www.codeproject.com/scrapbook...
Posted: Apr 01 2004, 04:09 PM by Sijin Joseph | with 2 comment(s)
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Off for trekking
I am off for a one week trek into the himalaya mountains tomorrow morning, my first real adventure :D :D The only thing that worries me is how to do the morning thing in the jungle....hehehe.
Posted: Apr 05 2003, 11:13 AM by Sijin Joseph | with 2 comment(s)
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