Comments on: Is your work getting better? http://kylecordes.com/2009/getting-better Software, Business, and Life Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kyle Cordes http://kylecordes.com/2009/getting-better/comment-page-1#comment-50507 Kyle Cordes Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:09:12 +0000 http://kylecordes.com/?p=365#comment-50507 I stumbled across this slideshow on "The Future of Work", it seems relevant: http://www.slideshare.net/jbrenman/the-future-of-work-2361479 I stumbled across this slideshow on “The Future of Work”, it seems relevant:

http://www.slideshare.net/jbrenman/the-future-of-work-2361479

]]> By: Craig Buchek http://kylecordes.com/2009/getting-better/comment-page-1#comment-50488 Craig Buchek Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:58:40 +0000 http://kylecordes.com/?p=365#comment-50488 I feel like my ability to concentrate has gone down significantly over the past several years. (As an aside, TDD seems to be one of the few things that helps me focus.) I'm not exactly sure what to attribute this to. Having done network security for much of the past 7 years, I now look at system admin positions, and find that most of them require much more specialized knowledge than they used to. That makes it a lot harder to find a new job that's a good fit. So while I spend a lot of personal time trying to keep up with a lot of different technologies, I feel like I'm still falling behind. The tools we have today are a little better, but not enough to help offset the pace of technology. I feel like my ability to concentrate has gone down significantly over the past several years. (As an aside, TDD seems to be one of the few things that helps me focus.) I’m not exactly sure what to attribute this to.

Having done network security for much of the past 7 years, I now look at system admin positions, and find that most of them require much more specialized knowledge than they used to. That makes it a lot harder to find a new job that’s a good fit.

So while I spend a lot of personal time trying to keep up with a lot of different technologies, I feel like I’m still falling behind.

The tools we have today are a little better, but not enough to help offset the pace of technology.

]]> By: Kyle Cordes http://kylecordes.com/2009/getting-better/comment-page-1#comment-50453 Kyle Cordes Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:07 +0000 http://kylecordes.com/?p=365#comment-50453 The question is not whether your inputs (the products you use, the place you work, etc.) are getting better; the question (to ask yourself) is whether your *outputs* are getting better. Of course, to achieve the latter, you may need to adjust / upgrade the former. The question is not whether your inputs (the products you use, the place you work, etc.) are getting better; the question (to ask yourself) is whether your *outputs* are getting better. Of course, to achieve the latter, you may need to adjust / upgrade the former.

]]> By: Ian Lim http://kylecordes.com/2009/getting-better/comment-page-1#comment-50440 Ian Lim Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:04 +0000 http://kylecordes.com/?p=365#comment-50440 Our company is still using the very first version of Toplink (before sold to Oracle) :P So cannot really imagine "better" if some of our concerns are not address... :P Our company is still using the very first version of Toplink (before sold to Oracle) :P

So cannot really imagine “better” if some of our concerns are not address… :P

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