I am now using WordPress to feed my blog site.
You can read my blog at one of two sites:
Site 1: http://blog.andrewpallant.com
Site 2: http://madprogrammer76.wordpress.com
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Jobs Posted In Twitter For London Ontario
The are jobs that I have found while searching in Twitter. This is a live feed so check back often.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Do Not Get Boxed
As a developer, it is important to look around and experience new things, as it helps you to stay sharp and marketable. This doesn't mean that you need to quit your job. Just do not get boxed in as single purpose developer.
It is important not to be just a developer of one kind. Do not just be a PHP Developer, DotNet Developer, or a SQL Developer. Strive to be more than what you are currently doing.
As an example; when I was just starting out as a developer I had two unique jobs. First job was a Visual COBOL Developer and the second job was a Factory Automation Integrator specializing in database and Visual Basic integrations to Allen-Bradley PLC. If I had allowed myself to be boxed into either one of these developer types, I would not have had the opportunities to do more. With the Factory Automation Integrator, I would probably be pumping gas as the firms I used to work for and see around are mostly gone now and who the heck is using Visual COBOL anymore?
As a Web Developer working for a web development firm, you may be asked by a customer to do a mobile application or a windows application to complement their other work you may have done.
I strive every day to learn something new. I learn it until I know it well enough to be productive. I also practice what I have learned in the projects I work on in my spare time. .
In my current job I am a Web Developer, SQL Developer, Windows Developer, Mobile Developer and a Support Specialist. I have also worked where I had a single focus as a Web Developer at a web development firm, but I stretched myself to do business needs analysis. It is important to be forever evolving as a developer. Just don't speak of the new technologies. Learn the new technologies and know and practice what have you have learned.
It is important not to be just a developer of one kind. Do not just be a PHP Developer, DotNet Developer, or a SQL Developer. Strive to be more than what you are currently doing.
As an example; when I was just starting out as a developer I had two unique jobs. First job was a Visual COBOL Developer and the second job was a Factory Automation Integrator specializing in database and Visual Basic integrations to Allen-Bradley PLC. If I had allowed myself to be boxed into either one of these developer types, I would not have had the opportunities to do more. With the Factory Automation Integrator, I would probably be pumping gas as the firms I used to work for and see around are mostly gone now and who the heck is using Visual COBOL anymore?
As a Web Developer working for a web development firm, you may be asked by a customer to do a mobile application or a windows application to complement their other work you may have done.
I strive every day to learn something new. I learn it until I know it well enough to be productive. I also practice what I have learned in the projects I work on in my spare time. .
In my current job I am a Web Developer, SQL Developer, Windows Developer, Mobile Developer and a Support Specialist. I have also worked where I had a single focus as a Web Developer at a web development firm, but I stretched myself to do business needs analysis. It is important to be forever evolving as a developer. Just don't speak of the new technologies. Learn the new technologies and know and practice what have you have learned.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Eleven Items That Makes a Developer Great
Here are a few items that makes a software / web developer great:
Updated to twelve items thanks to some input.
Updated to twelve items thanks to some input.
- Knowing they are not perfect
- Listens to business needs
- Always evolving by striving to do better
- Never hides a mistake, but acknowledges and learns from it
- Does not blame the user for the error
- Always tries to learn something new
- Makes notes
- Listens to teammates
- Does not blame the previous developer
- Willing to dive in and do the work no matter what
- Ask questions when they do not know [ Shawn Adamsson rTraction @late2game ]
- Thinks and plans before coding. Know where you're expected to go and plan the path to get there carefully [ Shawn Adamsson rTraction @late2game ]
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Are You Everything That You Can Be
Upon personal reflection, I realized that I could be more. I have been putting my time and energy into the wrong things. Watching TV, internet surfing and generally mucking around. This weekend I spent hanging out with my one year old son, watching the Jack Layton state funeral and reading a library book: Made in Canada Leadership. I suddenly feel inspired to do something different.
Are you everything that you can be? Not yet, but I am going to work on it. Will not happen over night, but I will certainly aim for it. I decided the first step is to understand what is happening in London by setting my PVR for the council meetings. A little education will help.
Now ask yourself the same thing: Are you everything that you can be? You cannot be everything overnight, but you can strive for it as a personal goal.
Are you everything that you can be? Not yet, but I am going to work on it. Will not happen over night, but I will certainly aim for it. I decided the first step is to understand what is happening in London by setting my PVR for the council meetings. A little education will help.
Now ask yourself the same thing: Are you everything that you can be? You cannot be everything overnight, but you can strive for it as a personal goal.
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