07 Aug 2007
Hiring Programmers and The High Cost of Low Quality

Technology managers everywhere: take notes!

An anonymous reader writes "Why is it so hard to find good programmers? And why should companies favor hiring fewer more senior developers rather than many junior ones? Frank Wiles discusses his thoughts in his article A Guide to Hiring Programmers: The High Cost of Low Quality"

(link) [Slashdot]

06:43 /Technology | 0 comments | permanent link

Microsoft sees $1.5bn verdict chucked out

Man, I sure hate to cheer for the Evil Empire, but this suit was so completely bogus that I'm not left with much of a choice. Let's just hope this apparently rational judge gets a hold of some of the other cases of patent trolls working their way through the system.

Microsoft yesterday overturned a $1.5bn ruling made against it for patent infringement.

(link) [The Register]

06:24 /Copywrongs | 0 comments | permanent link