In corporate environments, for me, I wasn't allowed to enjoy much in the way of headphone music -- I was mostly a firefighter, and scolded when I ignored things...

Now that...

Hmmm...

When I'm talking to lay people, I still use "programmer" or "I build web sites".

When I'm talking to someone technichal, I'm a developer.

A relatively young co-worker (15 years...

Interesting certainly. I've been looking into the "cloud" recently and I'm interested that there appear to be some very different architectural models emerging, but nobody seems to have mentioned it...

Steve,

I couldn't agree more, but have a couple of questions...

1. When were you working with this DB2 system -- I'm not particularly versed in...

I was in a "real" combat zone (though some 20+ years ago) and nearly always find others impressed by my relative calm in almost any circumstance. Very few technical...

Tony,

Awesome point that I think too few people consider (or even know to consider). I always think about this when creating a new...

A favorite of mine, which comes from another SSC member was "Shelfware" (he also was fond of "assware")

First is stuff that is purchased (often turnkey systems) for lots of $$...

I couldn't agree more with P Jones' comments -- I realize I didn't really address the "tibbling" question well, but rather went at it from a developer's point of view.

I...

Phil,

I frequently hang on your every word. This is a place where I disagree. I am a dreaded developer, but I am also...

I don't have a lot to say here, but I will add that I've been in IT for about 20 years now. I've always dedicated significantly more than 40...