Monthly Archives: February 2009

Death to the “Trivia Interview” or What is the Meaning of Irony?

As friends of mine who became victims of the recent US economic crisis start to look for jobs, I am often getting, usually over (a few) beers, very scary stories about what it is like interviewing today.  Sadly, it is reminding me that not much has changed since last time I interviewed during hard economic [...]

How Technology Consulting Firms Die

I recently got an email from 4 former colleagues, all on the same day, that a firm I used to work for a long time ago had missed payroll. It was a very saddening thing, for sure – one of those things that make you ache for people that are stuck in companies that are [...]

New i4o Release – Fluent Syntax, IIndexSpecification

Now that my book is largely done, I finally have time to focus on some things that have not received the attention they deserve lately.  Thankfully, Jason Jarett was kind enough to introduce some great new ideas to i4o, which after having mulled over them for far too long, I am releasing into the wild [...]

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