Here are some tips for both the interviewee and the interviewer to conduct successful tech interviews. For the Interviewee Be On Time - This really means be early, but sit in your car or drive to a nearby coffee-shop after you find the location of your interview. Then walk into the office exactly 5 minutes prior [...]
If you’re following along with my blog, you know that I recently came to the conclusion that even Windows developers would be smart to pickup a Mac as their next developer machine. In that article, I made the argument that even if buying a Mac has a $500 premium, it would still be a non-issue [...]
Taking some of my own advice, I have started the transition of developer machines at Axosoft. Our previous dev environment was: Dell Latitude D630 Notebooks 4GB RAM 7200 RPM Drives 2.1Ghz Core 2 Duo 2 x 20″ Dell LCDs (1600×1200 resolution) Docking station (to allow 2 monitors) Here’s what a setup looked like: There’s a [...]
If you’re a developer, your next machine will be a Mac. Here’s why: iPhone Development can only be done on a Mac. What, were you expecting a #2? No need! #1 is sufficient reason. “But what if I don’t plan to develop for the iPhone?” you ask. It’s called hedging your bets. The fact is [...]
I am working on a simple test that software development teams could use to determine whether or not their projects will ship on-time. I ran this test by Eric Sink who helped refine a couple of the questions. I think his input made the test stronger and I’d like to get some feedback from you. [...]
Back in 1984, Apple was on top of the computing world with top-notch sexy hardware and it partnered with Microsoft for some top-notch [not so] sexy practical software. It was a winning combination for both Apple and Microsoft. Microsoft’s strategy in 1984 was hardware agnostic making its software available on any popular platform. Apple’s strategy [...]