Geek, agilista, blogger, codefella, serial reader. In the daylight - I navigate & lead software engineering. #lean #design #aws #elixir #analytics. I speak here for myself only.
> (...) Economies of scale are the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, output, or scale of operation, with cost per unit (of output) generally decreasing with increasing scale as fixed costs are spread out over more units of output. > src: Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_...
If you haven't yet, check the part I [https://no-kill-switch.ghost.io/when-will-this-bonanza-end-and-how-part-i/] first. Where were we? We've figured out that your job may wave you good-bye & go to Fareastan. But it doesn't conclude the consideration just yet ... Is the growth inevitable? Are...
These are great times to have a software developer career & I've written a lot about that already. There are tons or open positions available & they are all very well paid, when compared with other industries - we all know that. But the key question is -...
Disclaimer: Some (over)sensitive readers may find this post offensive. Arrogant. Elitist. Oh well. > Bozo effect (aka Bozo explosion) - gradual descent of (once unequivocally high) average employee's competence level (overall: skillwise, intellectual, attitude, etc.), usually due to lowered recruitment standards, departure of key people or general...
Last few years have turned IT recruitment market into blood-spattered area of gore, violence & ruthless brutality - it's not just that acquiring new talent is hard, expensive & time-consuming: demand keeps raising, so competition gets even more fierce over time. I have observed one interesting side effect...
> "If we make an effort & automate our deployment, running tests, static checks, monitoring, ... basically automate whole delivery pipeline in a proper way (so it really works w/o manual interactions) - how do we preserve the knowledge about HOW it works? After half a year or more,...
