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As a coder, what is your Net Value Equation?

June 9, 2017 by Lorenzo Pasqualis Leave a Comment

If you make it your life goal, accumulating money and digging a hole are very similar. You could keep going forever and you might even get good at it; however, it's never enough and eventually, you realize that you are in your grave. In the process you only see dirt and worms, lose sight of the light and forget the existence of a beautiful blue sky above you.

Throughout my career, I focused on adding value to the organizations I’ve worked for. I never worked with the single goal of … [Read more...] about As a coder, what is your Net Value Equation?

Filed Under: career Tagged With: advice, career, leadership, value

Never compromise on a high hiring bar

June 2, 2017 by Lorenzo Pasqualis Leave a Comment

In the old days...
I remember the time when software engineers, to be taken seriously, had to know C, and later C++. A good dose of Assembly was a plus, and a must in some cases. Some niche segments, like banking, standardized on technologies such as Cobol and Fortran. Borland was able to extend the life of Pascal with their groundbreaking Turbo Pascal and Delphi products. In 1991 Microsoft came up with Visual Basic, but it was more of a toy than a development tool for real products. A few … [Read more...] about Never compromise on a high hiring bar

Filed Under: building teams, hiring Tagged With: hiring, leadership, teams, value

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