Elon Musk Doesn’t Care If You Have a Degree

Musk has taken to Twitter to recruit for Tesla's AI team. And as this article captures, he cares about one thing, ability. He does not care about qualifications. He even goes so far to say that he doesn't care if a candidate has graduated high school. Musk is known for taking stands that are contrary … Continue reading Elon Musk Doesn’t Care If You Have a Degree →

Job Costing #2 – Architecture

Today I return to my project of updating my client's job costing app from Java Swing to web technology. I previously discussed the scope of the project. As a reminder, the goal is to leave the business rules in place and simply change the platform that the app is running on. Goals From an overview … Continue reading Job Costing #2 – Architecture →

Throw Away Code

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about the state of Computer Science education and how lacking I've found it. I studied CS at a top 5 national college, and I vividly remember the challenges and frustrations that I experienced. We've also been hiring entry level engineers and I've noticed that so many recent graduates come … Continue reading Throw Away Code →

Job Costing #1 – Scope

Today I'm starting a new professional project. The client wants me to update the platform of their current job costing application from a Java Swing app to a web app.

Hello World

Welcome and hello, world! This is the first post of a 30 day challenge that I've set before myself. The challenge is to write a blog post each day, for 30 days in a row. I'm starting off simple and easy, with just a small demo post. After almost 20 years as a professional in … Continue reading Hello World →