The Recession-proof Career
by Peg Bogema
For many, their understanding of the recession is a deeply personal view of the effect it had on one company—the one where they work(ed).
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Think and Act Like a World-Class Entrepreneur
by John W. Stout
Perhaps the most frequent question I am asked by technical people is on the order of, “What languages/technologies should I learn to be ready for the next wave?” For example, recently I was asked by a client, “I understand that [widely used commercial platform] is going away and being replaced by HTML5, is that right? Should we be preparing for that?” The questioner was a well-respected client, and I was temporarily tongue-tied at how to answer the question. While my crystal ball is as good as anyone’s (note: irony), I hate to answer such a question, mostly because I am continually surprised at how unkillable many earlier technologies seem to be.
No, I Didn’t Use Punch Cards. Next Question?
by Matt Wickey
I started my life as a programmer in college in the early 80’s. The first programs I wrote were in BASIC on a computer modestly named the Superbrain. At the time I didn’t know much about the BASIC variant I was using let alone the operating system. As I continued through college I wrote programs in Pascal, C, 8088 Assembler, FORTRAN, COBOL and others.
Defining and Managing Risk
by Peg Bogema
You are probably expecting a dull and boring article about life insurance, right?
Not exactly.
The 10,000-Hour Rule
by John Stout
A good friend recently referred Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers to me. The theme of this book is the amount of time an individual must devote to developing a skill in order to attain a world-class level competency.
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