12 Jan 2008
Malware hitches a ride on digital devices

Not good. Physical security (at the factory) should be the anchor of the security chain, not it's weakest link.

It's time to add digital picture frames to the group of consumer products that could carry computer viruses and Trojan horse programs.

(link) [The Register]

08:29 /Technology | 0 comments | permanent link

How to Recognize a Good Programmer

This is just spot-on excellent!

I consider myself to be a pretty good programmer. At the same time, I’ve spent a fair amount of time on the business side of the fence, filtering technical CVs for projects, interviewing people, etc. Thanks to this, I think I have a bit of experience in recognising good programmers, and I want to share it in this article, in the hope that it may help other “business guys” to recognise good programmers. And, who knows, perhaps some programmers who have the potential to be good but haven’t really exploited this can also read this and realise what they need to do to become good (although, as I’ll argue, that’s definitely not accessible to all programmers!).

(link) [Inter-sections]

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08:27 /Technology | 1 comment | permanent link