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Business Apologies: What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do

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This was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reason [.] An apology for shipping incorrect products to a single customer, for example, doesn’t warrant a public apology. Instead, he placed the blame elsewhere : These events are deeply troubling. This was not a corporate decision.

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The Software Product Myth

Software By Rob

Take webdevelopment for instance; develop a nice product which warrants a monthly fee and get people to sign up. As a former software engineer I hate to admit that sometimes the easiest thing to do is build the software. Move country or city; or start living more efficient.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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It is clear that good software engineers avoid you. NOTE: Software engineers are engineers, “programmers” are what you use to control the central heating. Really skillful software engineers do not use.NET. And their open software engineer positions reflect that. Elaine Kenny.

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