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Comment Re:Isn't this to be expected? (Score 2) 242

In the financial software industry. We hire both software developers and financial operational support and have job openings for both. For every 50 support resumes we get, less than a handful of Java developer applies. There is a huge demand for Java developers in Chicago. I would assume the same applies to other parts of the US.

Comment My 2 cents (Score 5, Insightful) 207

I spent 25 years in IT consultancy before starting my own business. The following are my tips:

  • 1) Be diplomatic and respectful. Employees are almost always suspicious of consultants and rightly so. You need to deliver, work hard and earn their respect. Listen to them. You will learn a lot.
  • 2) Develop a reputation. See above.
  • 3) Learn a business domain. This is a must. Financial, Insurance, whatever. You must acquire that domain knowledge not to be expendable. They pay for the combination. You will go through multiple business domains in the initial phases of your career. Pick one that you like and will make you the most money and stick with it. It might take years but this key.
  • 4) Work for large enterprises. They have the money. Startups can make you ultra-rich but the odds are against you.
  • 5) Learn real languages. Yes Plural. JavaScript, Python and other scripting languages are useful but not sufficient. Java, C, C++ are a must.
  • 6) Learn your transactions, Messaging, distributed computing (State-full, Stateless service API).
  • 7) Always look for the problem solver. Do NOT write your own middleware. You are not that good. Spend your time leveraging other people's work.
  • 8) Read. If you think you read enough, keep on reading.

Comment Why? (Score 5, Insightful) 530

I can see the switch from PowerPC as IBM and Motorola could not keep up with supplies or advances. To switch from Intel to ARM on PC's will be suicide as performance in PC's far outweigh any negligible benefits in power savings. People using Macs are designers, programmers and heavy users. For those advocating unifying the mobile experience with the desktop, please STOP. I produce content on my desktop. I consume it on my iPad.

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