With the perspective that comes from thirty years in tech, I’ve gained quite an appreciation for the basic absurdity of developing software.

A quick look in the rear-view tells a revealing story.

Of the volumes of software I’ve written, perhaps a quarter of it was never even used. And nearly all of the code that did make it into production was ( Read more... )

So today I was laid off, along with 550 other people, in Sapient's third round of layoffs. Actually, I've been given the option of continuing to work for them for another month, so although I was laid off, I won't really be unemployed until the end of March.

I have a hard time really assimilating this information. I haven't been let go from a job ( Read more... )