Running the show: A day in the life

Posted by Frank - February 16, 2010 - For entrepreneurs, For everyone, For techies

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We all know most TV is pretty banal, but every now and then something comes along that provides insight, makes you think. So if you ever wondered what it’s really like to be the boss, you need to watch the latest episode of House. They’ve done an excellent job (based on my experience, anyway) capturing [...]

Jeff Atwood still wrong about PHP

Posted by Frank - January 19, 2009 - For techies

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Jeff Atwood’s latest post on Coding Horror provides great insight into the history and mindset of one of the Computer Science greats, Alan Kay. It’s a good read for any computer professional looking to delve further into the advances that Kay worked on. Unfortunately, Jeff has a pretty strong distaste of PHP, and blindly jumps [...]

Learning vs getting it done

Posted by Frank - January 7, 2009 - For entrepreneurs, For techies

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In an email conversation the other day about extending PHP at the core level, I added the following after providing some direction: Learning more always improves your ability to learn, which is the secret key to being a great dev. Knowing how to learn and absorb new information quickly will keep you lightyears ahead of [...]