Published in Essential Software Development·Mar 5Essential Software Development Career + Technical GuideThe book is finally here! You can find it on Amazon click here. Essential Software Development Career + Technical Guide: Engineers/Developers/Programmers… Essential Software Development Career + Technical Guide: Engineers/Developers/Programmers: Interviewing, Coding…www.amazon.com Master the skills and knowledge you need to succeed as a software engineer with this comprehensive guide. …Software Development3 min readSoftware Development3 min read
Jan 27Member-onlyChatGPT Article on AI in the style of Mark TwainI asked ChatGPT to write and article on AI as if it were written by Mark Twain. You be the judge: “Ah, the age of machines, my friends! Truly, it is a curious thing to behold. …Chatgpt2 min readChatgpt2 min read
Published in Essential Software Development·Jan 15Member-onlyWhat can ChatGPT do or not do?It can: Create some code and even modify it so it can be close to what you requested. It can even update it with new functionality if you ask. It doesn’t necessarily work, though. It can provide direct answers to questions without giving you links to hundreds of results. You…Chatgpt2 min readChatgpt2 min read
Published in Tech Zoink!·Jan 12Member-onlyYou have more than one email address if you have Gmail!Well, more like it can seem like you have more than one email address to websites you use. If you are like me, you don’t want to give out your email address to possibly spammy sites. …Email2 min readEmail2 min read
Published in Essential Software Development·Jan 11Member-onlyThe world can’t run without software — All U.S. domestic flights are paused!The world can’t run without software — All U.S. domestic flights are paused! Before the age of computers and software, it would have been unthinkable that an entire country might rely on particular computers and software systems to be able to function. Today that is again evident by the U.S…Software Development1 min readSoftware Development1 min read
Published in Essential Software Development·Jan 8Member-onlyShould software engineers be licensed?Should software engineers be licensed? My answer to this question when I was in college many years ago was absolutely NO. There was a particular politician that proposed this in our state. I went home on break, and guess who showed up at my door canvassing. That’s right. It was…Software Engineering2 min readSoftware Engineering2 min read
Jan 7Member-onlyStock Dividends Suck!You may lose money with a stock cash dividends payment (You actually don’t gain money from a dividend) — Stock Dividends Explained. I’m NOT a stock broker, CPA, or tax professional. So do your own research. Consider this article for some information on stock dividends explained. It seems to me…Dividends10 min readDividends10 min read
Jan 7Member-onlyThe Danger Of Mutual FundsMutual funds sound like they have a lot of benefits, but I will show you they have many downsides. So we’ll compare ETF vs. mutual funds. Mutual Funds have a professional money manager on many funds managing your funds in accordance with the goals of the fund. The benefit is…Mutual Funds7 min readMutual Funds7 min read
Published in Essential Software Development·Jan 7Member-onlyInside the secret plan for Unix to smash WindowsIt was around 1993. AT&T Unix System Labs (USL) was hiring for an unusual project that needed a windows developer to work on their Unix OS Unixware and source code base for Unix. Intrigued by the job opportunity. This is a perspective of what it was like to black-box reverse…Software Engineering10 min readSoftware Engineering10 min read
Published in Essential Software Development·Jan 7Member-onlyChatGPT — should developers fear or desire?I’ve played around with ChatGPT quite a bit for code generation, development questions, and general questions. It is very impressive in code generation. It’s definitely not perfect and probably not error-free. But it is still a very impressive app. It would be good for simple app creation where someone has…Chatgpt2 min readChatgpt2 min read