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It's good to see C# as a leading language..
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Yeah, I was amused that it's actually higher than Java in the UK. Good taste
TTFN - Kent
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Neither did C or C++, which makes me inclined to dismiss it as worthless.
How they can omit the programming language that steadfastly remains top of the TIOBE index, while include outliers like Haskell is beyond me.
(edit - correction)
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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They explained why they didn't do C/C++ - basically "too hard to Google for":
Quote: One of the challenges we have is finding "C" as a technical skill vs just a letter in a sentence like "C level role" or "Objective C" without the "-". We're better at it now, but at the time I did this analysis, the data for those skills weren't good enough for me to feel confident about them.
So ... C and C++ both sit in that blue leaders group. C is very close to C# in demand/salary. C++ is at the same demand but slightly higher salary than C# but not as high as Java.
TTFN - Kent
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Appropriately named HTTP Shaming IDs apps and Web services operating without encryption. "You're going to need a bigger boat"
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I’m often surprised how many software developers neglect to do any salary negotiations at all or make a single attempt at negotiating their salary and then give up and take whatever is offered. "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
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So did it work for you?
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Me? Oh, heck no. I have the negotiating skills of a stick of gum.
But I think I make enough, and I don't have to do full time nor sit in a cube, so I'm happy. (I just have to keep reminding myself of that)
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Speak softly and carry a big stick
Unless you are one of these old Texans that prefer firearms...
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The advice in the article is sound.
I was taught the exact same tactics at the beginning of my career by a recruiter.
One other piece of advice that I can offer, is when you start probing back trying to get them to name their number, you my ask "I assume you have a range that you have set for what you're willing to pay for this position?"
Like the author said, "Most likely they will say yes."
Then you ask what the range is...
Then you ask how well they believe you are suited for the position. When they say you seem like a very good fit, that gives you the leverage to ask for the top of their range.
I can't reiterate enough how well this works, "I will consider any reasonable offer" and "compensation is so much more than the salary, let me hear more about the job, benefits, perks..."
Good luck in your negotiations!
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Paul M Watt wrote: Good luck in your negotiations! There's only a negotiation if there's leverage.
Don't attempt to negotiate without it.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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"Why yes, I have locked you out of your email system..."
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"Before we negotiate we need to establish a common base - shall we use Hexadecimal as is customary in the IT industry?"
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Microsoft’s Windows Store is a mess. It’s full of apps that exist only to scam people and take their money. Why doesn’t Microsoft care that their flagship app store is such a cesspool? "The Windows Phone Store features more than 300,000 apps and games. Hundreds more are added every day."
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I have to agree, things like "G0ogle Chrome" on Windows Phone, which has bug all to do with Google.
I didn't download it to see what it actually did, for some reason.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Magical, waterproof, NSA-proof handset. No chamfered edges, though. "What is this I don't even"
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It might not be the end of the world, but the design of systemd and the attitudes of its developers have been counterproductive. A single process to start other processes? What a crazy idea.
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'One process to rule them all and in the darkness bind them...'
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Who'd'a'thunk it? Gee, linux having problems? Sounds like Windows. ROTFLMAO!
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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For all the talk by its CEO about a new and different Microsoft, the company's revenue and profit engines remain untouched, with money-making software groups tied to hardware-intensive divisions that increasingly drag down the firm's overall margin. "And the world looks just the same, and history ain't changed"
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Bing Developer Assistant for Visual Studio combines the functionality of two popular Visual Studio extensions into one: Sample Browser and Bing Code Search. This updated feature enables developers to find and reuse millions of code snippets and code sample projects from within the Visual Studio IDE. For all your 'Need codes plz' moments
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Today's Azure service outages/problems comes just a few days after a major worldwide outage for Microsoft's Visual Studio Online service.
The hits just keep on coming for Microsoft's cloud.
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Programmer Guido van Rossum, author of the Python programming language, published a proposal on the Python mailing list suggesting that Python should learn from languages such as Haskell and the experimental mypy Python variant’s syntax for function annotations.
Type annotations in Python? Oh my[py.]
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I can only hope that this marks the beginning of the end of duck-type languages, which, after working with Ruby, should be called "duct-tape" languages, a la McGyver.
Marc
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Hey, that's insulting to duct tape. Duct tape is outta this world: Duct Tape[^]
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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