June 8, 2011 | In: career, javascript
I like to play around with LinkedIn's Trends tool. Since I've been all gung ho about JavaScript lately, I wanted to get a general sense how those jobs have been trending. Here's the terms I used. C# Java JavaScript Objective...
The Past My wife and I decided to move to Tennessee just over four years ago when I was stuck in a soul-sucking job and looking to make a change, and were in the midst of adopting Sabrina. When opportunities in Pittsburgh weren't abundant, we talked long...
March 30, 2011 | In: career
I recently read an article by a fellow named Brandon Savage entitled, "Why Recruiters Are Bad For Your Career". While much of the experiences and opinions he shared in his article are common in the IT industry, there is also a flip side to the experience....
January 5, 2011 | In: career
Many moons ago, I worked for a consulting company named Whittman-Hart. Best job of my life. I was still in Pittsburgh at the time, and they went on a hiring spree and managed to acquire most of the top talent in the city. Every day, I went to work...
July 20, 2010 | In: career, development, ExtJS, javascript
Several years ago, I designed and developed an application whose scope was far greater than the business folks imagined. Therefore, the timeline was far more compressed than I would have liked. I cut a lot of corners in that project in order to get it...