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Submission + - Why Coder Pay Isn't Proportional to Productivity

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: John D. Cook takes a stab at explaining why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity. The basic problem, Cook explains, is that extreme programmer productivity may not be obvious. A salesman who sells 10x as much as his peers will be noticed, and compensated accordingly. And if a bricklayer were 10x more productive than his peers this would be obvious too (it doesn't happen). But the best programmers do not write 10x as many lines of code; nor do they work 10x longer hours. Programmers are most effective when they avoid writing code. An über-programmer, Cook explains, is likely to be someone stares quietly into space and then says "Hmm. I think I've seen something like this before."
Microsoft

Journal Journal: Microsoft no longer a 'Laughingstock' of Security? 282

Journal by Toreo asesino
Computerworld have a Q&A with Scott Charney, the vice president of Trustworthy Computing (TwC) at Microsoft. He suggests that, while not perfect, the security in Microsoft products has moved on from being the "laughing stock" on the IT industry to something more respectable, thanks in large to the new Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) implemented in development
User Journal

Journal Journal: Adult Attention Deficit Disorder--Do You Have It?

Journal by MeganSherry
The name adult attention deficit disorder is given to a large number of syndromes in which psychological functions such as managing task and time, making thoughtful decisions and planning are impaired. Many adults suffering from attention deficit disorder go untreated, since they believe that it is just a children disease. They do not recognize that the overpowering stresses they are fighting are not a regular part of life. Many suffers of adult attention deficit disorder are surprised to real
User Journal

Journal Journal: Intel in the embedded market

Journal by larry bagina

With plans for low power x86 cpus to be used in mobile internet devices (their vision of awkwardly large internet capable cell phones), Intel may be trying to dethrone ARM. As someone who appreciates the elegance of the ARM instruction set, (and someone afraid of an intel heater anywhere near my nads), I was a little troubled by this announcement, but let the best pro
Software

Submission + - Linux devicemaker sued in first U.S. test of GPL

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: For the first time in the U.S., a company is being taken to court for a GPL violation. The Software Freedom Law Center has sued Monsoon Multimedia over alleged GPL violations in the Hava, a place- and time-shifting TV recorder similar to the SlingBox. Interestingly, Monsoon Multimedia is run by a highly experienced international lawyer named Graham Radstone. According to his corporate biography, Radstone has an MA in Law from the University of Cambridge, England, and held the top legal spot at an unnamed "$1 billion private multinational company." He also reportedly held top management positions with Philip Morris, Pfizer, and DHL. Sounds like the makings of a good old legal donnybrook ahead.

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